Net Speed Bar

Net Speed Bar is a lightweight macOS menu bar app that shows your current download and upload speed live in the menu bar.

Features

• Live download and upload speed in the menu bar
• Popover with larger speed cards and connection details
• Latency monitor with configurable ping target
• Historical bandwidth usage with bar charts (daily / weekly / monthly)
• Threshold alerts with system notifications
• Session totals, peak speed tracking, sparkline chart
• Bits or bytes display toggle
• Configurable refresh interval and launch at login
• Small, menu-bar-only app with no Dock icon

Install

Homebrew

brew install --cask mukhtharcm/tap/net-speed-bar

Manual Download

Download the latest .dmg or .zip from Releases, move Net Speed Bar.app to Applications, and launch it.

Usage

• The menu bar shows your current network speed live.
• Click the menu bar item to open the popover.
• Press Quit in the popover when you want to close the app.

Notes

• Wi-Fi name display may not always be available on macOS.
• Speed values are based on active network interface traffic and refresh continuously.