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IsThereNetWhyFi
Free

Free download, also installable with Homebrew.

 Paid

A licence costs $10, with proceeds donated to charity.

macOS macOS
  • Connection status visible without opening anything
  • Separate colors for connected, disconnected and slow
  • Shows signal, latency, jitter and DNS timing together
  • Colour-coded status in the menu bar
  • No Dock or menu bar icon, so quitting requires Activity Monitor or Terminal
  • Relies on reaching 1.1.1.1, which some networks may block
  • macOS 13 or later only
  • Diagnoses problems rather than offering deep packet analysis
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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