Online Check
Online Check is a macOS menu bar utility that monitors real internet connectivity and shows when your Mac is online or offline.
What is Online Check?
Online Check is a native macOS utility for people who want a simple, always-visible way to know whether their Mac has real internet access. It lives in the menu bar and changes status when your connection goes offline, helping you spot internet outages that a normal Wi-Fi indicator may not show. The app checks actual connectivity rather than only whether your Mac is connected to a local network. It can also show notifications when your status changes, which is useful for remote work, troubleshooting unstable networks, or keeping an eye on captive portal and hotspot connections. Online Check is published by Sindresorhus and is designed as a lightweight helper for everyday Mac use.
Key features
- Show online or offline status directly in the menu bar
- Detect real internet connectivity instead of only local Wi-Fi connection
- Notify you when your connection status changes
- Check connectivity automatically at regular intervals and when the network changes
- Work with Shortcuts for actions when the connection goes offline
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
This is a legitimate menu bar network utility for macOS. Its network access is normal for its purpose because it needs to contact internet endpoints to confirm whether your connection is actually online. It does not need unusually broad system access for basic use. If you use notification or shortcut-related options, expect those features to behave like normal macOS automation and alert features.
Recommendation: Keep Online Check if you want a simple menu bar indicator for true internet connectivity or notifications when your connection drops. If you no longer use it, you can remove it without affecting macOS, though you will lose its menu bar status checks and any shortcut-based offline actions.
Common paths
/Applications/Online Check.app
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