ssdreporter-free ☆

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Description:
SSD health monitoring tool

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 1.6.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: ssd smart monitoring health macos

Install: brew install --cask ssdreporter-free

About:
SSDReporter Free is a lightweight utility for macOS that continuously monitors the health of your Solid State Drive by reading S.M.A.R.T. status data. It provides real-time notifications and visual indicators to alert you to potential drive failures before they occur. This proactive monitoring helps prevent data loss and ensures system reliability.

Key Features:

Real-time S.M.A.R.T. status monitoring
Desktop menu bar status indicator
Email and notification alerts for drive issues
Supports multiple drives simultaneously
Free for basic monitoring needs

Use Cases:

Monitoring the health of internal and external SSDs on a Mac
Receiving early warnings of impending drive failure to backup data
Verifying the health of used SSDs before purchase or deployment

Alternatives:

DriveDx – More advanced with detailed drive analytics, but is paid software.
smartmontools – Powerful command-line utility, lacks a native GUI for easy monitoring.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 1:04pm	1.6.1	0	VERSION_BUMP	0c54f8e6