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Sonar 1.0
Sonar 1.0 — a complete macOS network toolkit
See and control your own network from one native app.
Download
Grab Sonar.dmg below, open it, and drag Sonar to Applications. Requires macOS 14+.
This is a free, un-notarized build, so on first launch:
- Right-click → Open → Open, or run
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Sonar.app
On first run, allow Local Network (required for scanning), Location (for Wi-Fi details), and Notifications (optional).
Features
- 🔍 Devices — discovery + fingerprinting, port scan with service banners, security-exposure flags, new-device alerts
- 🛠️ Diagnostics — speed test, ping monitor, traceroute w/ geolocation, DNS lookup, WHOIS, public IP
- 📶 Wi-Fi — live signal analysis + least-congested channel advice
- 🎛️ Control — Wake-on-LAN, DNS switching, firewall, quick launchers
- 📊 Monitor — live throughput, per-process bandwidth, CSV/JSON/PDF export
- 📈 Trends — 7-day history charts
- 🌐 DNS Logs — per-device domain history via your own NextDNS / Pi-hole
No tracking, no dependencies, fully local and free.