app-tamer ☆

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Description:
CPU management application

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 2.8.4@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: macos performance cpu utility battery

Install: brew install --cask app-tamer

About:
App Tamer is a utility designed to manage CPU consumption by background applications on macOS. It automatically detects processes that are consuming significant resources and throttles their CPU usage when you're not actively using them. This helps extend battery life and keeps your system responsive during intensive multitasking.

Key Features:

Automatic CPU throttling for background apps
Real-time process monitoring
User-defined profiles for specific applications
Energy saving optimization

Use Cases:

Extending battery life on Mac laptops
Improving system performance during heavy multitasking
Managing resource-intensive apps like photo editors or compilers

Alternatives:

AppPolice – Open-source alternative with manual CPU limiting capabilities
Activity Monitor – Built-in macOS tool for manual process management without auto-throttling

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:15pm	2.8.4	0	VERSION_BUMP	19ba85a1
Aug 6, 2024 8:30pm	2.8.4	0	VERSION_BUMP	0b1b6809