Up?

Internet status for people working on a Mac

Internet down? Know what failed in two seconds.

Up? is a $9 Mac menu-bar utility that separates a real outage from broken DNS and captive-portal limbo, then keeps the last hour as evidence. No speed-test dashboard. No terminal detour.

One-time purchase. Lifetime updates. No subscription.

macOS Checks every few seconds Four clear states One-hour history
One glance, four useful answers

Connected is not a diagnosis.

Up? checks the layers that matter during an interruption and names the state in plain language. Color helps, but every state is also labeled.

01

Online

The path out is reachable

Keep working. The connection is not the first suspect.

02

DNS

Names are not resolving

The network is present, but apps cannot find their destinations.

03

Portal

A login page is blocking access

Wi-Fi is joined, but the hotel or cafe still needs a sign-in.

04

Offline

The internet path is down

Stop blaming the call, build, upload, or VPN first.

Built for interruption moments

Rule out the network before work unravels.

During a call

Is it me or everyone else?

Check the menu-bar state before restarting Zoom or blaming the room.

During a build or deploy

Did the process hang, or did DNS?

A named DNS state narrows the problem before you rerun the whole job.

On hotel or cafe Wi-Fi

Connected, but still behind the portal?

See the portal state before apps fail one by one and send you debugging.

After a short drop

Did the line actually disappear?

Open the last-hour timeline after recovery instead of relying on memory.

A small utility on purpose

The answer, then the evidence.

  1. Glance. The labeled menu-bar dot shows the current state.
  2. Click. The last hour shows short failures and recoveries.
  3. Act. Fix the portal, investigate DNS, call the ISP, or move on to the app.

Up? monitors connection state. It is not a bandwidth benchmark, a long-term ISP reporting suite, or a replacement for full network diagnostics.

Straight answers

Before you put it in your menu bar.

How can I tell whether my Mac is connected to Wi-Fi but not the internet?

The Wi-Fi icon only confirms the local wireless connection. Up? separately checks whether the internet path is reachable and labels DNS and captive-portal failures instead of treating every problem as simply offline.

Can Up? catch short internet drops during calls or uploads?

Up? checks reachability every few seconds and keeps a timeline of the last hour, so a brief drop can remain visible after the connection recovers.

Is Up? a speed test or a full network dashboard?

No. Up? is a focused macOS menu-bar utility for connection state and recent reachability history. It does not lead with bandwidth tests, packet charts, or a large monitoring dashboard.

How much does Up? cost?

Up? costs $9 as a one-time macOS purchase and includes lifetime updates. There is no subscription.

Up? for macOS

Stop restarting everything.

$9 once. Four states. The last hour. No subscription.