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LanGuard
Menu bar app that switches Wi-Fi off while a wired Ethernet link is up and back on when you unplug, without admin rights.
MIT · Free download · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- roypadina
- Verified
- 2026
About LanGuard
LanGuard is a menu bar app that turns Wi-Fi off when a wired Ethernet link comes up and turns it back on when you unplug. It is for people who dock a laptop and want macOS to stop keeping Wi-Fi active next to a cable. The Wi-Fi switch goes through CoreWLAN, so the basic toggle does not need an administrator password. An optional Connection Protection mode installs a root helper and asks for one admin password.
Requires macOS 14 or later, as a universal build for Apple silicon and Intel. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized, so the first launch is blocked until you choose Open Anyway under System Settings › Privacy & Security. Apart from a daily update check against GitHub, the app makes no network calls and has no analytics.
Information
- Source code
- roypadina/LanGuard
- License
- MIT
- Website
- apps.roypadina.synology.me
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Topics
- Menu bar apps
- Evidence checked
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/roypadina/LanGuard
- github.com/roypadina/LanGuard/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/roypadina/LanGuard/releases
- apps.roypadina.synology.me/apps/languard/
- icon.png: Roy Padina. MIT; upstream app icon, trademarks retained.
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