Discover What's Running on Your Mac
Browse our comprehensive database of macOS system processes to understand what each process does and why it's running on your system.
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Process Details
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Impact Analysis
Understand how each process affects your system's performance and security.
Featured Processes
1Password
Unknown ImpactUtility
1Password password manager
1-8%
20-100MB
Essential
Cannot be terminated
Activity Monitor
Critical ImpactUtility
macOS Activity Monitor
1-8%
20-100MB
Essential
Adobe After Effects
Unknown ImpactCreative
Adobe After Effects motion graphics
10-60%
500MB-8GB
Essential
Cannot be terminated
Adobe Creative Cloud
Unknown ImpactCreative
Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app
10-60%
500MB-8GB
Essential
Cannot be terminated
Adobe Illustrator
Unknown ImpactCreative
Adobe Illustrator vector graphics editor
10-60%
500MB-8GB
Essential
Cannot be terminated
Adobe Photoshop
Unknown ImpactCreative
Adobe Photoshop image editor
10-80%
1-16GB
Essential
Cannot be terminated
File Extensions Database
Explore our comprehensive database of file extensions to understand different file formats, what programs open them, and whether they're text or binary files.