Ip Man

Dev tools

macos menu bar utility

SHOW HN2018

24points
21comments
#1,101of 2,155 in 2018
Top 52%of 2018 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

3 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Handy and useful, with a clever name

    From 3 comments

Objections

  • Holding Alt and clicking the WiFi icon already shows the IP

    From 1 comment
    • Hold Alt and click the WiFi icon in menu bar to get IP address without installing additional app.
      ship_it on HN
  • Paid price is steep for copying an IP address

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • Show extra network info like the alt-click menu does

    From 2 comments
    • Admittedly you've added copy+paste, but the alt-click of the wi-fi icon is still a lot more useful because of all the extra info.
      iDemonix on HN
    • Indeed. I made this app for me at first and my primary purpose was to be able to copy/paste my IP address quickly and easily, I didn't need the extra info. But that's something I…
      mariedm on HN
  • Windows or Linux versions

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • Does it show public IP or local LAN address

    From 1 comment
    • Does that give your public IP or just your local NAT'd LAN address?
      slededit on HN

Alternatives named

  • Alt-click WiFi icon in macOS menu bar

    From 1 comment
    • Hold Alt and click the WiFi icon in menu bar to get IP address without installing additional app.
      ship_it on HN
  • BitBar

    From 2 comments
    • i use bitbar for this kind of stuff.
      tuananh on HN
    • Some of us still use Ethernet... But I already have a little section in my Hammerspoon config that puts my current IP in the lower right of my second display. BitBar would also…
      blacksmith_tb on HN
  • Hammerspoon config

    From 1 comment
    • Some of us still use Ethernet... But I already have a little section in my Hammerspoon config that puts my current IP in the lower right of my second display. BitBar would also…
      blacksmith_tb on HN

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