Traffic For Mac

Exceeding the limits established by your internet subscription service leads to paying additional costs, that in some cases can be substantial.

Traffic is a small macOS application that can monitor the amount of inbound and outbound data that goes through your WiFi, which makes it very useful if you are using a 3D or 4G connection.

The Traffic user interface is represented by a small status bar menulet that provides details about the WiFi network on mouse over. The utility displays the SSID, the MAC address, the BSD name, the BSSID, the RSSI, the noise, and the transfer rate.

Moreover, Traffic provides information about your computer’s boot date and the counter reset time. The utility displays the total data usage, but you can also compare the download and upload rates.

The Traffic application automatically starts monitoring your traffic as soon as you establish a WiFi connection. However, you do get to pause or reset the counter if you have been using a landline or a free WiFi network connection.

Traffic can automatically reset the counter every day, every week, or every month, depending on your data plan. However, if you want to have full control over the statistics, you can choose not to have the counters reset.

Noteworthy is that Traffic will not impose any limits when it comes to bandwidth usage: the user must keep a close eye on the app’s menulet to see the data usage in real time, and act in consequence.

The Traffic data transfer monitoring solution is intended to be used with internet plans that impose different data usage limits. The utility records the download and upload rates and enables you to keep a close eye on your usage statistics without cluttering your desktop.