StreamPulse is a free, live-updating desktop widget for macOS that shows your Plex server’s status right on your desktop — no need to open the app or a browser tab.
What it shows:
- Server online/offline status
- Now Playing — active streams with progress bars, transcode/direct play info, and a Stop button
- Recently Added — movies, TV, music, and games, grouped by category
- Bandwidth, CPU, and memory stats for your server
- How many distinct users currently have an active stream
It’s built as an Übersicht widget (a free macOS app for running small JS widgets on your desktop), so it refreshes every couple of seconds — genuinely live, not a periodic check-in.
GitHub: https://github.com/witchking86/stream-pulse
Setup takes a few minutes — install Übersicht, drop the widget file in, and paste in your own Plex URL/token. Full instructions are in the README.
Sample
Everything talks directly to your own Plex server — nothing is sent anywhere else, and your token only ever lives in the widget file on your own Mac.
Feedback, bug reports, and feature requests welcome — this is actively maintained.
