The report that the command generates is then opened by System Information and formatted in a way that’s easy to view. It doesn’t do anything itself, instead relying upon the system_profiler command (which we’ll come to later) to generate hardware and software configuration reports. The System Information app is nothing more than a tweaked XML viewer. This will swap About This Mac to System Information… and allow you to launch it directly.įinally, you can simply launch the app from where it resides: within /Applications/Utilities.
You can bypass this process completely by holding down the Alt key when in the Apple menu. There are a number of ways you can access System Information as it has a number of shortcuts in different places, the most common way is from the About This Mac pane.Ĭlick on More Info to reveal some additional information about the Mac and then click System Report… To get the most out of it, we’ll exploring the app, and its lesser-known command-line options, in further detail. While most of us have used System Information at one time or another, it’s an often overlooked and undervalued tool. System Information (formerly System Profiler) in OS X provides a detailed breakdown of the hardware and software configuration of a Mac, from Bluetooth information and attached USB devices to installed software and extensions.
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