Openband - Fix Slow Wi-Fi in a Sentence
Your Wi-Fi is acting up and you want three answers: which channel should I be on, who else is out there, and where should the router go. Openband answers all three — in plain language, for free, seconds after launch.
"You're on channel 11 with 4 neighbors. Channel 1 is clearer — move there." And when your router already picked well, Openband is the rare app that says so: "You're already on the best channel. Stay put."
Key Features
- Your best channel, in a sentence — free: a plain-language verdict for every band your Mac can hear (2.4, 5, and 6 GHz), recomputed every ten seconds.
- A recommendation built properly: only ever suggests the non-overlapping 1/6/11 on 2.4 GHz, weighs loud neighbors more than distant ones, handles DFS radar channels honestly, ignores your own mesh points, and only tells you to move when the move is worth reconnecting every device in the house.
- Walk-around meter: mark the spot where you're standing, then walk. One big readout tells you whether each spot is stronger or weaker than where you started. Find the dead zones without drawing a floor plan.
- Everyone around you, in plain words: every network grouped so a mesh reads as one thing, with a five-bar signal and a word — Excellent to Weak. No jargon required.
- Your connection, fully open: band, channel, width, Wi-Fi generation, signal, noise, SNR and transmit rate for your own network — free, because it's yours.
- Openband Pro, one purchase, once: the evidence behind the answer. The channel-overlap spectrum with real channel widths, a sortable per-radio table with manufacturer names, dBm for every network, and signal history with a roaming log.
- Private by architecture: Data Not Collected. No accounts, no analytics, no ads — the app contains no networking code at all. Your scans physically cannot leave your Mac.
Pricing
The answer is free forever — the channel verdicts, the network list, the walk-around meter, and everything about your own connection. Unlimited scans, no ads, no watermark, no trial countdown.
Openband Pro is a one-time purchase ($14.99) that unlocks the detail layer: the spectrum graph, the sortable radio table, dBm everywhere, and signal history. Family Sharing included. No subscription, ever — and nothing that is free today ever moves behind the paywall.
Why does macOS ask about Location?
macOS treats the list of nearby Wi-Fi networks as location data, because network names can reveal where you are. That is the only reason the permission dialog appears. Openband never requests, reads, or stores your location.
Support
Questions, bug reports, or a verdict you disagree with: openband [at] zebel.ai — or visit Openband Support.
Privacy
Nothing leaves your Mac. Read the full Privacy Policy.