ChronyControl For Mac

By default, macOS uses the NTPD software to keep your system clock synchronized with other online sources. However, if your Mac is only connected to the Internet for a few minutes each day, or is shut down for extended periods, your system clock may not depict the actual true time.

While chrony can be downloaded separately, some users may find it difficult to configure. This is where ChronyControl comes to your aid, as it provides a graphical user interface that makes it much easier to install and set up the bundled software.

You can start or stop the chronyd service at any time, uninstall it or edit the existing configuration.

The protocol implemented by ChronyControl offers many advantages over the one used by your Mac.

For starters, it requires less time to perform corrections when an Internet connection becomes available, which is something that can help users who only go online for a few minutes each day.

It can determine the rate at which your system clock goes out of sync and perform the necessary corrections even when your Mac is not connected to the Internet.

Finally, the correct time is maintained between reboots, as chrony calculates the drift rate of the Mac’s real-time clock and adjusts it on boot up.

ChronyControl displays an analog representation of your system clock, with a center hub that is colored differently depending on the status of the chronyd service.

You can access various performance meters, view tracking information and sources, as well as a graph that depicts the evolution of certain parameters over time.

In conclusion, if you find that your Mac’s system clock often displays a significant variance when compared to other online sources, ChronyControl is an application that may prove to be helpful. Users that are only connected to the Internet for short periods of time each day will probably benefit from using it most.