How do I view full process paths in Activity Monitor?

I'm using macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 and the Activity Monitor.app only shows the name of the process, and I can't configure it to show the full process paths via the GUI settings.

Is it possible to show full process paths in Activity Monitor.app? Maybe with a default command to toggle a hidden setting for the app?


One way: select the process, then View -> Sample Process. In a few seconds a window will pop up like:

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"Path:" contains the fill path to the executable.


Follow the guide on quitting a process and instead of quit, choose the information icon.

  • https://support.apple.com/guide/activity-monitor/quit-a-process-actmntr1002/mac

When you review the open files and ports, the path to the process is near the top of the list.

Inspect open files and ports in macOS Big Sur Activity Monitor

You would want to script a better tool for this if you need a general purpose lister and don’t just need an occasional hint where to look for programs.