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VPN Peek 3.0
The VPN monitor that admits when it can't be sure
VPN Peek 3.0 is a near-total rewrite. Most VPN leak tests slap a green checkmark on you, but if you run WARP, NextDNS or any loopback resolver, that check is meaningless. 3.0 adds a third state, "Not Fully Verified", telling you when it genuinely can't confirm you're safe instead of guessing. It asks the kernel which interface your DNS actually leaves through, keeps leak history with timestamps, and still works with the wifi off. Native SwiftUI, no tracking.
Hi PH 👋 I first launched VPN Peek back in January. Since then I rewrote basically the whole engine, so I'm relaunching as 3.0.
The one idea behind this version: most VPN checkers lie to you. They compare your DNS against a list and slap a green "protected" on it. But if you run WARP, NextDNS, dnscrypt or AdGuard (a loopback resolver), that check is meaningless, and a green checkmark there is a false promise.
3.0 does three things differently:
- It has a THIRD state, "Not Fully Verified." When it can't prove you're safe, it says so instead of guessing.
- It asks the kernel which interface your DNS actually leaves through (a route probe), instead of eyeballing IP addresses.
- Leak history with timestamps, so "was I leaking at 14:32?" is answerable.
A few things people asked last time, answered up front:
- Continuous, not manual. It watches in the background and notifies the moment you leak.
- No kill switch: the App Store sandbox can't block traffic, so I don't pretend to. This is a monitor, not an interceptor, and it's honest about that line.
- Detection is fully transparent: it's a route probe, not a guess from the IP.
Still a one-time unlock, still native SwiftUI, still works with the wifi off. Happy to answer anything about how leak detection actually works on macOS.
About VPN Peek 3.0 on Product Hunt
“The VPN monitor that admits when it can't be sure”
VPN Peek 3.0 was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #66 on the daily leaderboard. VPN Peek 3.0 is a near-total rewrite. Most VPN leak tests slap a green checkmark on you, but if you run WARP, NextDNS or any loopback resolver, that check is meaningless. 3.0 adds a third state, "Not Fully Verified", telling you when it genuinely can't confirm you're safe instead of guessing. It asks the kernel which interface your DNS actually leaves through, keeps leak history with timestamps, and still works with the wifi off. Native SwiftUI, no tracking.
On the analytics side, VPN Peek 3.0 competes within Mac, Privacy and Menu Bar Apps — topics that collectively have 127.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how VPN Peek 3.0 performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
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