See your network,
hop by hop.

Continuous graphical traceroute monitoring that lives in your macOS menubar.

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TraceBar showing a live traceroute with per-hop latency heatmap

Everything at a glance

Live hop-by-hop detail

See latency, packet loss, and hostname for every hop between you and your target. Updated continuously.

Menubar sparkline

A tiny chart right in your menubar shows destination latency at a glance, so you always know how your connection is doing.

15 color themes

Choose from heatmap, sparkline, and vertical bar visualizations across 15 carefully designed color schemes.

No root required

Uses unprivileged ICMP sockets. Runs fully sandboxed inside the macOS App Sandbox with no elevated permissions.

Bandwidth monitor

See real-time upload and download throughput for your active network interface alongside your traceroute.

Completely private

No analytics, no telemetry, no accounts. All data stays in memory and is discarded when the app closes.

Make it yours

Multiple chart styles and color themes to match your vibe.

TraceBar heatmap view in Thermal color scheme
Heatmap · Thermal
TraceBar sparkline view in Lagoon color scheme
Sparkline · Lagoon
TraceBar bars view in Verdant color scheme
Bars · Verdant
TraceBar settings panel showing color scheme picker
Settings · Appearance

Get TraceBar

Free to download. Requires macOS 14.6 or later.

Homebrew

Install and update from the terminal.

brew tap tracebar-app/tracebar
brew install --cask tracebar brew upgrade --cask tracebar

Mac App Store

Auto-updates included.

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TraceBar collects no data and contacts no servers. Your network diagnostics stay on your Mac. Read the privacy policy.