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
- Clone the repository and navigate to the directory.
- Run the bundling script:
./bundle.sh - 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:
- Right-click the app and select Open.
- 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.