Process Explorer released for macOS
The gist
Microsoft released Process Explorer 1.0 for macOS, requiring macOS 14 or newer.
The Windows diagnostic tool now gives Mac users a deeper view of running processes.
How it unfolded
- Jul 6, 2026Mark Russinovich told The Stack he intended to release the Mac version "in a few weeks," after development that consisted of two days of prompting.
- Nov 5, 2026Microsoft's Sysinternals blog announced Process Explorer 1.0 for macOS, described as an advanced process diagnostic and management utility now ported to Mac.
- Nov 6, 2026How-To Geek reported the release is available for macOS and already on Microsoft's public GitHub repo; 4sysops noted it needs macOS 14 or newer and bundles a 4.36 MB DMG.
Key terms
- Sysinternals
- A Microsoft website offering technical utilities to manage, diagnose, troubleshoot, and monitor Windows environments.
- agentic coding
- AI programs that can make decisions, pursue goals, and take actions independently, often used for coding tasks.
- DMG
- A disk image file format commonly used by macOS that mounts as a volume when opened.
Source: Wikipedia