VPN Peek monitors your VPN status from the macOS menu bar and detects DNS & IPv6 leaks. Get instant notifications when your VPN drops or your traffic leaks. Works with any VPN provider. $3.99, pay once.
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Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I built VPN Peek because I got tired of not knowing if my VPN was actually protecting me. Here's the problem: macOS doesn't make VPN status obvious. The icon is buried in System Settings, and even when you're "connected," your DNS queries or IPv6 traffic might be leaking outside the tunnel, completely bypassing your VPN. VPN Peek fixes this by: 🔒 Showing real-time VPN status in your menu bar 🔍 Detecting DNS leaks (checks if queries go through your ISP) 🌐 Detecting IPv6 leaks (spots exposed IPv6 addresses) 📍 Displaying your current public IP and location 🔔 Alerting you instantly when VPN drops or leaks detected It works with any VPN provider since it monitors at the system level, not tied to any specific app. Built native for macOS with SwiftUI, lightweight, fast, and respects your privacy. The app only reaches out to check your public IP for leak detection. No tracking, no data collection. $3.99 on the Mac App Store. One-time purchase, yours forever. VPN Peek is part of my "Peek" series, simple menu bar utilities that surface info macOS normally hides. More apps coming soon! I'd love your feedback. What other "hidden" macOS info would you want in your menu bar? Thanks for checking it out! 🙏
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The notification is great, but does VPN Peek have the ability to act as a system-wide 'Kill Switch' (cutting internet access instantly) when a leak is detected, or is it strictly for monitoring/alerting only?
Wow, VPN Peek is genius! Love the menu bar integration for quick checks. Does it handle split tunneling VPN configurations effectively to avoid false leak positives?
The DNS leak detection is really useful—most people don't even know that's a thing. Does it show which specific queries leaked, or just flag that it happened?
Yup VPN apps can say “connected” while DNS/IPv6 leaks or a silent drop still happen, and most people would never notice. Having a simple menubar check with alerts makes real privacy much more practical.
congrats! clean and simple idea. do you detect leaks continuously or only on manual checks?