Your network usage,
one glance away.
A tiny live meter for your real-time download & upload speed — on the Windows taskbar, the macOS menu bar, and the Linux top panel.
// works on Windows, macOS & Linux
Tiny, accurate, out of your way
Everything you want from a speed meter, and nothing you don't.
Live up & down
Real-time download and upload throughput, refreshed every half-second to five seconds — your call.
Featherlight
A few MB of memory and almost no CPU. It just polls a counter on a timer — that's it.
Private & accurate
Measures locally and sends nothing anywhere. It even avoids double-counting when you're on a VPN.
Your unit & size
bps, Kbps, Mbps, Gbps or Tbps — plus three text sizes on Windows.
Always on
Starts when you sign in. One click in the menu turns that off.
One small file
A single binary per OS. No installer, no admin rights, nothing left behind.
Run it, then right-click
One file, no setup. Everything lives in a small menu.
SpeedTickr- 1Open it. Double-click the file (right-click → Open the first time on macOS). Your speed shows up immediately.
- 2Right-click to tune it. Switch units, change how often it refreshes, or resize the text.
- 3Hover for exact figures. The tooltip shows the precise download and upload numbers.
- 4Set and forget. It starts with your session by default, and remembers every choice.
Get SpeedTickr
Free forever. Pick your system — we'll highlight the one you're on.
Windows
macOS
Linux
curl -fsSL https://speedtickr.com/install.sh | sh
irm https://speedtickr.com/install.ps1 | iex
curl -fsSL https://speedtickr.com/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd
Looking for checksums or older versions? See all releases on GitHub.
Questions & answers
Is SpeedTickr a NetSpeedMonitor alternative?
Yes — SpeedTickr is a modern, open-source NetSpeedMonitor alternative that still works on Windows 11 (and Windows 10), and it also runs on macOS and Linux. Like NetSpeedMonitor, it shows your live download and upload speed on the taskbar — plus the macOS menu bar and the Linux top panel.
Why a slim bar instead of inside the Windows 11 taskbar?
NetSpeedMonitor used to embed itself in the taskbar, but Microsoft removed taskbar add-ons in Windows 11. So SpeedTickr draws its own little bar right on the taskbar, next to the clock — the closest thing that still works on Windows 10 and 11.
Is my data safe?
Yes. SpeedTickr only reads your network counters locally to compute the speed. It makes no connections of its own and sends nothing anywhere. The full source is on GitHub.
Does it work on a VPN?
It does — and the numbers stay correct. SpeedTickr follows whichever connection actually reaches the internet, so a VPN or tunnel won't make your speed read double.
Windows says "Windows protected your PC."
That's SmartScreen warning about an app that isn't code-signed yet. Click More info → Run anyway. Since the source is open, you can see exactly what it does.
The tray icon doesn't show on Linux.
On GNOME, install the AppIndicator extension once. KDE, XFCE, Cinnamon, and MATE show it as-is.
How do I uninstall it?
Right-click the meter, untick Start at login, choose Quit, then delete the file. There's no installer and nothing left behind.
Keep an eye on your connection.
Free, open source, and featherlight. Download SpeedTickr and see your speed in seconds.
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