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See the bandwidth hogs
Apps with the same name are combined into one clean view. Open any tile to inspect its processes, direction split, live destinations, and usage over time.
Native network monitor for macOS
Your network.
Finally obvious.
See which apps use your bandwidth, understand lag when it happens, and keep the details on your Mac.
macOS 14+
No account
No subscription
OVERVIEW
Where your bandwidth goes
Current rate362 KB/s
↓ Downloaded3.7 MB
↑ Uploaded137 KB
◉ Quality99 / 100
Bandwidth mapBY APPLICATION
Clarity at a glance
Skip the networking degree.
NetBuddy turns noisy process data into an interface you can understand in seconds.
02
Keep an eye on it
A tiny live graph sits in your menu bar. Click it to open NetBuddy, check speed, or switch between colorful and simplified modes.
03
Set gentle boundaries
Add daily or monthly data budgets to any app. NetBuddy keeps a lightweight local counter and warns you before usage gets away from you.
When something goes wrong
Don’t just feel the lag.
Understand it.
NetBuddy saves unusual latency spikes, outages, and recoveries—not an endless archive. Open an incident to see the moments before and after, the apps active at the time, and a plain-language explanation.
- ✓ Choose your own latency and jitter thresholds
- ✓ Get optional incident notifications
- ✓ Export a compact report when you need help
SEP 8 · 16:53Latency spike
438 ms
16:52:30Incident · 16:53:0416:53:40
Traffic likely contributed
Upload activity jumped 8× while latency rose. Chrome and cloud sync accounted for most of the traffic.
C
Chrome4.8 MB
64%↑
Cloud sync1.9 MB
25%›_
System812 KB
11%Private by design
Your traffic isn’t our business.
Detailed traffic stays in a capped, memory-only window. NetBuddy stores only compact incident records and optional budget counters locally. It never inspects packet contents, creates an account, or sends your usage to a cloud dashboard.
0Accounts
0Cloud profiles
100%Local control
Network for dummies
A calmer way to understand your connection.
NetBuddy is being prepared for the Mac App Store.
Coming to the Mac App Store