You know the feeling — a project deadline hits and your Mac says "disk full." DiskPulse lives in your menu bar, watching the folders that matter and alerting you before storage becomes an emergency. Whether you're a creative pro, a developer, or just someone who hates surprises.
macOS only alerts you when your disk is nearly full — by then, your Xcode project won't compile, your photo import chokes, and that critical presentation refuses to save. You're left playing detective, hunting through folders trying to figure out what ate 20 GB overnight.
DiskPulse is a lightweight, native macOS utility that watches the folders you care about and tells you the moment something changes.
The problem: You have no idea whether your storage is growing or shrinking from day to day.
The fix: Color-coded bar charts show daily changes at a glance — green when space is freed, orange when it's consumed. Whether you're a developer watching build artifacts or a photographer tracking RAW imports, patterns jump off the screen.
The problem: A single scan timer wastes resources on quiet folders and misses changes in busy ones.
The fix: Set independent intervals per folder — every 1 minute for your Downloads, every 1 day for your photo library. Each folder gets its own timer.
The problem: System files, caches, and temporary junk inflate your numbers and trigger false alarms.
The fix: A customizable ignore list filters noise like .DS_Store, .cache, or developer folders like node_modules — so your data reflects real, meaningful changes only.
The problem: A massive download, video export, or app update silently fills your disk while you're focused on something else.
The fix: Configurable alerts fire the moment a large file lands (100 MB–5 GB threshold) or a folder spikes unexpectedly. You'll know before it's a crisis.
The problem: Periodic-only scanning means changes slip through between intervals.
The fix: DiskPulse uses macOS's built-in file system events to detect changes within seconds — even between scheduled scans — so you always have a complete, up-to-the-moment picture.
The problem: Heavy utility apps clutter your Dock and eat system resources.
The fix: DiskPulse runs silently in your menu bar — one click for a quick summary, keyboard shortcuts for instant scans, and practically zero CPU impact. Set it and forget it.
Tired of one global timer that's too fast for some folders and too slow for others? Now every monitored folder displays its own "Scan Every" picker. Watch your Downloads every minute and your photo library once a day — changes save instantly.
Upgrading from v1.0? All your existing folders are preserved and default to the familiar 5-minute cadence. Zero migration, zero hassle.
Spot the biggest storage movers instantly — no digging through Finder.
Today's net change at a glance. One click to scan, pause, or empty Trash.
DiskPulse is coming soon to the Mac App Store. Lightweight, private, and built 100% with native macOS frameworks.
Coming Soon on the Mac App Store