Getting Started
How to set up Multimeter and make it yours
Installation
Multimeter is coming soon to the Mac App Store. Once it's there, download it from the App Store and open it. Settings opens on first launch, and your first meter appears in the menu bar.
Email us about the launchAdding a Meter
Open Settings and click Add Meter…, or press Command-N.
- Pick what to measure: the battery, CPU, network, a timer, your own data and more.
- Pick a face. Each one shows a live preview with your real data.
- Click Add. The meter appears in your menu bar right away. Drag meters in Settings to change their order.
Customizing a Meter
Click a meter in your menu bar and choose Customize This Meter…, or click Customize… next to it under In Your Menu Bar in Settings. You can change:
- What it measures, with options like which disk, which accessory or which network direction
- Its label, range and unit
- Its color, or keep the face's own colors
- Warning and critical levels, and a notification when it goes critical
- Its width in the menu bar
Timers and countdowns
Click a timer meter to start, pause or reset it, and Multimeter tells you when it's done. A countdown counts down to a date you pick. Web address, file and script meters have Refresh Now in their menu.
Your own numbers
Point a meter at a web address, a file or a script, or send it values with a multimeter:// link. See every format
Understanding Themes
A theme is a set of meters you can switch to. Use different themes for different situations.
Example Themes
- Work: CPU, network and battery, small and quiet
- Fun: animated faces like Hearts or Laser Sword
- Movie Time: one quiet meter
Switching Themes
Click any meter in your menu bar and choose a theme from the Theme menu. To make a new one, open Settings and click the + button under Themes.
Browsing the Gallery
The gallery has every built-in face and faces made by the community. Download any community face and import it into Multimeter.
Importing Meters
Downloaded a .multimeter file from the gallery? Here's how to add it:
Double-click the .multimeter file, or click Import… in Multimeter Settings (Command-O) and choose it.
The new face joins your Faces library. Choose it when you add a meter, or when you customize one.
Making Your Own Faces
Build faces with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Faces are small web pages. If you know the basics of web development, you can make your own, and it works with every source.
- Live reload while you work
- Every source's data, plus the full battery details
- Share with the community through the gallery
Need Help?
The support page has answers to common questions and troubleshooting tips.
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