[Feature] Show real-time CPU and RAM usage in Desktop Chat UI

[walid-khalafi]

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Summary

It would be helpful to display real-time CPU and RAM usage directly within the GPT4All desktop chat interface. This feature would allow users to monitor system resource consumption while interacting with different models, especially on lower-end machines.

Motivation

• Users often experience performance drops or system slowdowns when running large models locally.
• Having visibility into resource usage helps with troubleshooting and optimizing settings (e.g., number of threads, model selection).
• Improves transparency and user trust, especially for non-technical users.

Proposed Implementation

• Integrate a lightweight system monitoring module using platform-native APIs or libraries like psutil (Python) or Electron's os-utils.
• Display resource usage in a small panel or status bar within the desktop UI.
• Optionally allow users to toggle this display on/off.

Contribution

I'm happy to implement a minimal version of this feature and submit a PR if the team agrees it's a valuable addition.

Let me know your thoughts!