lightweight network & system monitoring in your macOS menu bar. Open-source. Native SwiftUI.
- Live Network Traffic: Monitor download and upload speeds in your menu bar.
- Detailed Network Diagnostics: Real-time Wi-Fi quality, link rate, ping, jitter, packet loss, VPN status, and public IP information.
- Captive Portal Detection: Alerts you when a network requires browser-based authentication.
- DNS Switcher: Quickly switch between popular DNS providers (Google, Cloudflare, Quad9, AdGuard, OpenDNS, etc.) right from the menu bar.
- Wi-Fi Channel Scanner: Analyze nearby Wi-Fi networks and find the best, least congested channels.
- System Monitoring: Track CPU, GPU, Memory, Disk usage, Battery health, and Thermal state.
- Highly Customizable: Adjust indicator styles (arrows, dots), unit formats, font sizes, line spacing, and kerning. Reorder or hide sections via intuitive drag-and-drop.
- Fully Localized: Available in English and Russian.
- Download the latest
.dmgfrom the Releases page. - Open the image and drag DreamBar.app to your Applications folder.
- Launch the app.
Gatekeeper Note: If macOS shows a warning that the app is "damaged" (because it's signed ad-hoc without a paid Apple Developer certificate), run the following command in Terminal:
xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DreamBar.app
Requirements:
- macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or newer.
- Xcode 15 or newer (with Swift 5.9+).
git clone https://github.com/S0yora/DreamBar
cd DreamBar
make app
mv DreamBar.app /Applications/To create a .dmg installer:
make dmgDreamBar respects your privacy. It is fully open-source, does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data, and all network/hardware monitoring happens purely locally on your machine.
- Language: Swift 5.9+, C++ (for low-level
sysctlnetwork metrics) - UI: SwiftUI + AppKit
- Build System: Swift Package Manager (SPM) + Makefile
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Maintained by S0yora.