AlexTkDev/macOS_application_speedtest_for_python: Is a macOS application designed to test your internet connection speed using Python. The program provides a convenient interface for measuring download, upload, and ping speeds, and also supports retesting and viewing test history. · GitHub

A modern, beautiful, and fast macOS app to check your internet speed! Powered by Python, with a dark UI, smooth animations, and instant results.

• ⚡ One-click Speed Test — Check your download, upload, and ping in seconds
• 🌙 Modern Dark UI — Stylish, easy on the eyes (ttkbootstrap)
• 🔔 Toast Notifications — Instant feedback for test results and errors
• 📊 History & Graphs — View, export, and plot your speed test history
• 🖥️ Network Info — See your active network adapter details
• 📝 Logging — All actions are logged for easy troubleshooting
• 🧪 Fully Tested — 100% passing unit tests, CI-ready

Requirements:

• macOS 10.14+
• Python 3.8+ (with Tkinter)

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/AlexTkDev/macOS_application_speedtest_for_python.git
cd macOS_application_speedtest_for_python
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the app:

python main.py

Or build a native .app:

pyinstaller main.spec
open dist/Alex_SpeedTest.app

macOS_application_speedtest_for_python/
├── speedtest_app/         # Main package
│   ├── alexs_speedtest.py # Main app (async, threads)
│   ├── network_adapter_information.py
│   ├── test_history.py
│   ├── gui/
│   ├── utils/
│   └── tests/
├── main.py                # Entry point
├── main.spec              # PyInstaller config
├── requirements.txt       # Dependencies
├── setup.py               # Installer
├── README.md              # Docs

1. Click Start Speed Test — everything runs in the background, UI stays responsive
2. See your results instantly, repeat as needed
3. View/export your test history, plot interactive graphs
4. All network info and history are fetched asynchronously
5. Toasts notify you of completion or errors

• App won't open? Try:

  xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine dist/Alex_SpeedTest.app
  dist/Alex_SpeedTest.app/Contents/MacOS/alexs_speedtest

• Missing Tkinter? Reinstall Python with Tk support
• More help: check ~/Documents/SpeedTest_Logs/speedtest_log.log

python -m unittest discover

MIT — see LICENSE

PRs welcome! See CONTRIBUTING in the repo.

Questions or ideas? Open an issue or reach out on GitHub