Speedtest For Mac

Verifying that your real network speed matches the one advertised by your internet provider is advisable, especially if you notice any delays: the first step in fixing a problem  is knowing that the issue exists.

Speedtest is a small yet powerful status bar menu application that can help you perform the tests with minimal effort, gathers historical data, and enables you to pass around the information by using the built-in macOS sharing menu.

Upon launch, Speedtest finds the closest servers available and selects one of them randomly, so you can go ahead and start a test with a simple mouse click. Note that the app also offers you the option to select the server you want to use manually.

Speedtest will determine the ping, download, and upload speed and delivers real-time animations in each case so that you can visualize the connection’s reliability. The results can then be passed on via the Share menu, by using the Mail or Messages apps, social media accounts, and so on.

Once you switch to the user panel, Speedtest allows you to see the results of the latest three tests, while if you navigate to the History panel, you get to review all the tests that you have performed since you started using the app.

Worth mentioning is that Speedtest keeps the records for all the tests that you have performed and determines both the highest and the average connection speed. The app does not integrate data sharing capabilities in this area.

On the other hand, Speedtest preserves the results panel for all the tests, together with the sharing menu, so you just cannot extract the centralized information. The panes also include details about the server used and the user location expressed by using latitude and longitude parameters.

To sum up, Speedtest relies on a worldwide network of servers to help you verify the ping, download, and upload speed for your internet connection without making you deal with complex tools or configurations.

The app can help you identify any differences between the advertised and actual network speed, while the Share menu integration enables you to pass on your discoveries via Mail or Messages, or directly on various social networks.