diff --git a/cmd/status/metrics_cpu.go b/cmd/status/metrics_cpu.go
index 59be505..f892bef 100644
--- a/cmd/status/metrics_cpu.go
+++ b/cmd/status/metrics_cpu.go
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ func getCoreTopology() (pCores, eCores int) {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
 
-	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out), "\n")
+	var lines []string
+	for line := range strings.Lines(strings.TrimSpace(out)) {
+		lines = append(lines, line)
+	}
 	if len(lines) < 4 {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/status/metrics_memory.go b/cmd/status/metrics_memory.go
index 5851dd5..6cdd021 100644
--- a/cmd/status/metrics_memory.go
+++ b/cmd/status/metrics_memory.go
@@ -46,22 +46,22 @@ func getFileBackedMemory() uint64 {
 
 	// Parse page size from first line: "Mach Virtual Memory Statistics: (page size of 16384 bytes)"
 	var pageSize uint64 = 4096 // Default
-	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
-	if len(lines) > 0 {
-		firstLine := lines[0]
-		if strings.Contains(firstLine, "page size of") {
-			if _, after, found := strings.Cut(firstLine, "page size of "); found {
-				if before, _, found := strings.Cut(after, " bytes"); found {
-					if size, err := strconv.ParseUint(strings.TrimSpace(before), 10, 64); err == nil {
-						pageSize = size
+	firstLine := true
+	for line := range strings.Lines(out) {
+		if firstLine {
+			firstLine = false
+			if strings.Contains(line, "page size of") {
+				if _, after, found := strings.Cut(line, "page size of "); found {
+					if before, _, found := strings.Cut(after, " bytes"); found {
+						if size, err := strconv.ParseUint(strings.TrimSpace(before), 10, 64); err == nil {
+							pageSize = size
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	// Parse "File-backed pages: 388975."
-	for _, line := range lines {
+		// Parse "File-backed pages: 388975."
 		if strings.Contains(line, "File-backed pages:") {
 			if _, after, found := strings.Cut(line, ":"); found {
 				numStr := strings.TrimSpace(after)
diff --git a/cmd/status/metrics_process.go b/cmd/status/metrics_process.go
index 5c497a4..b11f25c 100644
--- a/cmd/status/metrics_process.go
+++ b/cmd/status/metrics_process.go
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ func collectTopProcesses() []ProcessInfo {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out), "\n")
 	var procs []ProcessInfo
-	for i, line := range lines {
+	i := 0
+	for line := range strings.Lines(strings.TrimSpace(out)) {
 		if i == 0 {
+			i++
 			continue
 		}
 		if i > 5 {
 			break
 		}
+		i++
 		fields := strings.Fields(line)
 		if len(fields) < 3 {
 			continue
diff --git a/cmd/status/view.go b/cmd/status/view.go
index a3c590d..82a4a49 100644
--- a/cmd/status/view.go
+++ b/cmd/status/view.go
@@ -540,7 +540,10 @@ func renderCard(data cardData, width int, height int) string {
 	header := titleStyle.Render(titleText) + "  " + lineStyle.Render(strings.Repeat("╌", lineLen))
 	content := header + "\n" + strings.Join(data.lines, "\n")
 
-	lines := strings.Split(content, "\n")
+	var lines []string
+	for line := range strings.Lines(content) {
+		lines = append(lines, line)
+	}
 	for len(lines) < height {
 		lines = append(lines, "")
 	}