See the networks around you.
Scan nearby Wi-Fi networks and inspect the details behind each connection.
AirRadar
Advanced Wireless Network Scanner
Scanning for wireless networks is now easier and more personalized! AirRadar allows you to scan for open networks and tag them as favourites or filter them out.
Overview
Find a clearer signal.
Compare signal, noise and channel activity as conditions change.
Keep useful discoveries.
Save scan histories, mark favourites and add your own notes.
WI-FI, AT A GLANCE.
A small menu.
A much clearer picture.
See nearby networks, compare signal strength and join a network without opening the scanner.
AirRadar’s Wi-Fi menu puts the strongest signals first, with clear signal icons and connection details. Hidden names and signals below 20% stay out of the way by default. Turn either group on when you need it, or sort by network name.
Start with the full desktop scanner, or choose menu bar mode to keep AirRadar close without a Dock icon. Open the scanner whenever you want a deeper look.
Less guesswork.
More useful detail.
Compare channel activity, watch signal and noise over time, and group networks into collections that fit your work. Smart Collections keep matching networks together as scans arrive.
Open Network Info for security, channel, vendor and history details. Add a colour and notes, export a text summary, or save signal history as CSV for further analysis.
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Built around your Wi-Fi
Channel Statistics
Compare activity across Wi-Fi channels and identify less congested options when planning your own network.
Collections That Keep Up
Organize networks into collections, or use Smart Collection rules to gather matches as scan results change.
Controlled Auto-join
Choose when AirRadar may automatically join a network, with an optional minimum signal threshold and a connected-network safeguard.
Keychain and Enterprise Wi-Fi
Remember network credentials in the system Keychain and connect to supported personal or enterprise networks.
Labels, Notes and Favourites
Mark useful networks, ignore others, and add notes or a colour label with an exact hex value, random choice and reset option.
Maps and Saved Discoveries
Record approximate network locations using macOS Location Services. Better-signal observations can update a location; save scan logs to revisit later.
Network Info and Exports
Inspect security, channel, signal and other reported details in one window. Export a plain-text network summary for reference or support.
Signal and Noise History
Watch signal and noise change over time. Save and reopen scan histories, or export a network’s history as CSV.
Sounds and Spoken Names
Choose scan and discovery alerts, play sounds or have AirRadar speak newly discovered network names.
Two Ways to Start
Open the desktop scanner at launch, or use menu bar mode without a Dock icon. The scanner stays available in either mode.
Vendor Identification
Look up the organization registered to a network’s hardware address. Private or locally administered addresses may not identify the device maker.
Wi-Fi in Your Menu Bar
Browse nearby networks with signal icons, sort by strength or name, and choose whether to show hidden or low-signal networks.
Your Scan, Your Layout
Choose an interface, adjust scan intervals and graph history, choose large or compact sidebar icons, and arrange columns. AirRadar remembers your layout.
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Pricing
Solo
1 computer/user · 5 unique devices per year
Household
1 household · 10 unique devices per year
Student/Senior
1 computer · 2 unique devices per year
School
1 school · 300 unique devices per year
Small Business
10 computers/users · 60 unique devices per year
Corporate
Unlimited computers/users · 10000 unique devices per year
Prices in USD.
Downloads
Older versions 9
For older licences and operating systems. These releases are no longer supported.
9 downloads
Version 7.6Mac
| Released | Compatibility | Download |
|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2025 | From macOS 11 | 51.40 MB |
Version 7.0.1Mac
| Released | Compatibility | Download |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2021 |
From macOS 10.14 (Mojave); Intel/ARM: 64-bit Through Undetermined; works on macOS 15 (Sequoia) Last version compatible with macOS 10.14 before we require 10.15. |
35.63 MB |
Version 6.0.2Mac
| Released | Compatibility | Download |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2020 | From macOS 10.14 (Mojave); Intel/ARM: 64-bit Through Undetermined; works on macOS 15 (Sequoia) | 36.88 MB |
Version 5.2.5Mac
| Released | Compatibility | Download |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2020 | From macOS 10.14 (Mojave); Intel: 64-bit Through Undetermined; works on macOS 15 (Sequoia) | 26.12 MB |
Version 4.1.9Mac
| Released | Compatibility | Download |
|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2018 | From Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan); Intel: 64-bit | 23.32 MB |
Version 4.0.3Mac
| Released | Compatibility | Download |
|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2018 | From Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite); Intel: 64-bit | 26.56 MB |
Version 3.2Mac
| Released | Compatibility | Download |
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| February 10, 2017 | From Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks); Intel: 32-bit | 17.14 MB |
Version 2.3.4Mac
| Released | Compatibility | Download |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2014 | From Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard); Intel: 32-bit | 12.06 MB |
Version 2.2.4Mac
| Released | Compatibility | Download |
|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2012 |
From Mac OS X 10.4 (Leopard); PowerPC/Intel: 32-bit Requirements note 10.5 requirement, but may launch on a Intel build of Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) |
14.01 MB |
Release notes
| Version 8.2 – November 12, 2026 | |
| Requirements This version requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. | |
| New Feature: | New Wi-Fi menu with live scanning status, signal strength, connection details, network actions, and quick access to the scanner. |
| New Feature: | Choose Desktop App or Menu Bar App startup behavior, with an optional menu bar icon in Desktop App mode. |
| New Feature: | Shared native color picker with friendly color names, exact hexadecimal values, recent colors, random colors, and reset to the appropriate default. |
| Enhancement: | Native network and statistics tables remember column order and widths. Drag headers to arrange columns. |
| Enhancement: | Redesigned Network Info with Favorite and Ignore toolbar controls, text information export, and CSV history export. |
| Enhancement: | Native search field retains every network filter. Updated toolbar and menu symbols, Settings layout, and bounded scanning, graph-history, and auto-join controls. |
| Bug Fix: | Removed repeated date parsing and history calculations that stalled Smart Collections. Update and sort network rows only when their relevant values change. |
| Bug Fix: | Keep the selected Wi-Fi adapter through system scan updates and restore it when available. Corrected saved enterprise usernames and connection error handling. |
| Bug Fix: | Keep restored column widths when the first scan appears, and display network-name and note changes that alter only capitalization. |
| Bug Fix: | Record best signal measurements without requiring a GPS fix, and preserve numeric Smart Collection rules entered with units. |
| Bug Fix: | Prevent premature startup scans, hidden credential prompts, queued scans after Stop, and stale network actions after adapter, power, or permission changes. |
| Bug Fix: | Correct shared color-picker keyboard focus and reject stale color-menu choices after the selected target changes. |
| Enhancement: | Refined Settings and Network Info typography, label alignment, ticked sliders, compact spacing, and borderless outlined toolbar actions. |
| Enhancement: | Wider color swatches with compact friendly-name and muted hexadecimal labels. |
| Enhancement: | Migrated collection, history, interface-detail and Smart Collection tables to the shared native table control, preserving their editing and drag behavior. |
| Bug Fix: | Improved column measurement and responsive channel-table sizing. Column arrangements and widths remain remembered; channel tables provide a Size Columns to Fit command. |
| Bug Fix: | Keep scanning status inside the Wi-Fi menu without adding an ellipsis beside the menu bar icon, and show unavailable noise readings accurately in Network Info. |
| Enhancement: | Modernized collection navigation with larger system symbols, clearer selection contrast, and native Add, Remove and More actions. |
| Bug Fix: | Corrected clipped channel statistics headers and values while preserving column arrangements. |
| Bug Fix: | Refined Network Info field labels and restored the divider above Last Seen. |
| Enhancement: | Choose strongest-signal or network-name sorting for the Wi-Fi menu. Strongest-signal sorting and the menu bar icon are enabled by default. |
| Enhancement: | Filled Wi-Fi symbols show actual network strength in the list and menu, and current connection strength in the menu bar. Secured and hidden networks are easier to recognize. |
| Enhancement: | Switch between large and compact collection icons from the View menu. |
| Bug Fix: | Refresh network menu rows without closing their open submenus, and remove networks after repeated missed scans. |
| Bug Fix: | Correct distorted navigation icons, keep inactive selections visible, and position collection action menus at the pointer. |
| Bug Fix: | Align popup and text-field captions throughout the app, and keep signal headers and values readable in narrow restored columns. |
| Bug Fix: | Corrected Wi-Fi icon transparency and the View menu command for switching collection icon sizes. |
| Enhancement: | Unified collection navigation and Smart Collection rule presentation with reusable table controls, retaining column arrangements and app-specific editing behavior. |
