Pingaroo

Pingaroo is a lightweight native macOS menu bar application designed for network diagnostics and performance monitoring. It provides a compact interface for tracking wireless environment stats and internet connectivity.

• Real-time Wi-Fi statistics including SSID, band, and link rate metrics.
• Latency tracking for both local router and internet gateways with history.
• DNS diagnostics providing lookup performance and server identification.
• Geolocalization of DNS exit points with interactive map integration.
• Speed tests using native networkQuality measurements for throughput.
• On-demand polling to ensure zero background energy impact when inactive.

Installation

1. Clone the repository and navigate to the directory.
2. Run the bundling script: ./bundle.sh
3. Launch the application: open Pingaroo/Pingaroo.app

A Note on MacOS Security (Gatekeeper)

Since Pingaroo is not signed with a paid Apple Developer certificate, macOS will block it on other machines with a message saying it’s "damaged" or "from an unidentified developer."

To run the app:

1. Right-click the app and select Open.
2. Or, run this command in Terminal to bypass the quarantine:

xattr -cr Pingaroo/Pingaroo.app

Acknowledgments

Pingaroo is a recreation of the WhyFi app by James Potter based on screenshots, with a few personal riffs and improvements.

License

Pingaroo is licensed under the MIT License.