NetDot

Menu bar dot shows network speed, VPN protocol at a glance

What it does

NetDot is a tiny menu bar app for Mac that gives you instant network awareness without opening System Settings. A small dot shows your current link speed — Wi-Fi, Ethernet (1G, 10G), or VPN. Click it and you get your private IP, VPN protocol, MTU and connection type. Built for developers, sysadmins and power users who need to know what their network is doing at a glance. Minimalist. Always visible. No bloat.

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