A small friendly buddy living on the macOS menu bar, showing the current state of an active ethernet interface.
Compatible with macOS 13 or later due to use of MenuBarExtra and LaunchAtLogin-Modern
You can grab the latest version from the releases page. Unzip it and copy it to the Applications folder. Have fun!
Due to local signing, you probably need to run the application again from settings, allowing its execution. In #3 and #4 you can see how this probably looks. The reason for this is described in this comment.
There will a brew cask in the near future, stay tuned!
$ git clone https://github.com/yeahitsjan/WiredBuddy.gitOpen up Wired Buddy.xcodeproj in Xcode. Some packages will be fetched so let Xcode finish all its tasks, before you hit build!
If you encounter signing issues, you could take a look into 🐛 Self compiling, where there is a pretty good description how to sign the application on your own.
Wired Buddy's main features (displaying the active state of an ethernet connection) are already fully functional (bugs inside™). Still there is something to do before releasing a stable v1.0:
- the AppIcon as a buddy itself
- Welcome screen on first launch
- Localization!
If you want to support localizing the app, take a look into the en.lproj, copy its contents. Translate the strings on the right side into your language and open up an issue with an attached text file of your translated strings. You will surely be mentioned in the AboutView of Wired Buddy!
You love Wired Buddy? Want to say thank you or just donate something to it's development? You can tip me something, if you want to and get your name into the app
Wired Buddy itself uses MacControlCenterUI, MenuBarExtraAccess, SettingsAccess and LaunchAtLogin-Modern to achieve its native-like look n' feel. Visit these awesome repositories for more informations on their licenses ❤️
Wired Buddy is licensed under the MIT license.
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