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CLUSTER BAR-MACOS-MENU · 22 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-13

macOS menu bar network tools

This cluster comprises macOS menu bar applications for network monitoring, link routing, firewall control, and related utilities. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from — it predates the index or its members are undated. Traction leaders are freesnitch and MySpeed-MacOS (both 5 stars), with Tunnelful at 1 star.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JAN 2026: 1AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 15OCT 2026: 5
JAN 2026OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 4 hand-coded · 15 unlabelled

Operator · 18 hobby · 1 indie · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01MacNetMeter1★21 days—hobbymacOS menu-bar app that shows live network speeds, CPU and RAM usage, tracks bandwidth, and blocks hotspot data overuse.
  2. 02MySpeed-MacOS6★1 mo—macOS menu bar app that performs internet speed tests and displays real-time network performance metrics.
  3. 03maillage-thread0★7 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that displays Thread network details such as border routers, partitions, Matter devices, and alerts on changes.
  4. 04zugbar0★6 days—ai-builthobbymacOS menu bar app that shows live train speed, next stop, delays and track changes from train Wi-Fi and online sources.
  5. 05netspeed0★14 dayslivehobbymacOS menu bar app that continuously displays network speed and connection quality so users can monitor the link without opening a window.
  6. 06netmeter0★8 days—hobbymacOS menu-bar network monitor that displays live transfer rates, per-app data usage over chosen time ranges, and data-cap alerts.
  7. 07current0★7 days—hobbymacOS menu bar network monitor that shows live download and upload rates, internet health, local history, and on-demand speed tests.
  8. 08TetherBar0★10 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that shows an iPhone's cellular signal strength and network type while the computer is connected to its personal hotspot.
  9. 09GeoFlagMenuBar0★14 days—hobbyMenu bar app that detects and displays the real country of the user's internet traffic, updating instantly when the VPN or network route changes.
  10. 10MacNetSpeed0★10 dayslivehobbymacOS menu bar app that displays live download and upload speeds, data usage, and an activity graph for network monitoring.
  11. 11netspeed-macos0★13 days—hand-codedhobbyMenu bar network speed monitor for macOS that displays real-time upload and download rates directly in the menu bar.
  12. 12pingbar0★15 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that continuously pings a nearby server and shows live internet latency with a green, yellow, or red status indicator.
  13. 13dishcast0★17 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that forecasts Starlink outages minute by minute by combining dish telemetry, obstruction maps, and satellite positions.
  14. 14whatshot0★19 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that tracks the popularity and episode progress of TV shows and movies, showing hot rankings and update status.
  15. 15NetTracker1★29 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that shows real-time upload and download speeds and tracks daily network data usage.
  16. 16argus0★1 molivehobbyMac menu bar app that watches network and device exposure and alerts users in plain English when things like open Wi-Fi, VPN off, or new devices appear.
  17. 17Netlet0★1 molivehand-codedhobbymacOS menu bar app that displays real-time upload and download speeds and charts network usage over the past day and week.
  18. 18ProxyNodeSpeed0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbymacOS menu-bar network monitor that displays current proxy node and speed, with on-demand latency and bandwidth tests.
  19. 19Internet-speed-reader0★1 mo—hobbymacOS menu bar app that shows live network download and upload activity and runs on-demand speed tests.
  20. 20netbar0★1 molivehand-codedindiemacOS menu bar app that shows live network up/down speed, Wi-Fi details, and session statistics with an interactive sparkline.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.