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
AccessibilityVisualsAgent
Very Low Impactsystem
Accessibility visual effects agent
Low
Medium (31MB)
Essential
Cannot be terminated
accountsd
Low Impactsystem
Account management daemon
Low
Medium (29MB)
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
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.