Changelog

Release notes

What's shipped in PeakHour, with the most recent release first. Bookmark or share this page — every version gets a permalink.

NEW IN VERSION 6

A Massive Leap Forward

PeakHour 6 is the biggest update yet — rebuilt from the ground up with AI intelligence, modern protocols, and a stunning new design.

AI-Powered Network Advisor

On-device AI grades your network with a letter score and plain-English explanation.

Built with Apple Intelligence

Liquid Glass Dashboard

Completely redesigned with fluid sphere gauges, animated particles, and infographic popovers.

Rewritten History Charts

Canvas + Core Graphics renderer with spline curves, opposed split views, and congestion gradients.

Self-Healing Recovery Engine

Circuit-breaker logic, graduated probe promotion, and automatic recovery from outages/sleep.

Deep Network Inspection

Router, ISP and Wi-Fi intelligence gives you more tools to understand what is happening.

Modern Settings, Onboarding & Performance

SwiftUI onboarding wizard, drag-to-resize cards, live previews, and dozens of CPU optimizations.

... plus hundreds of other improvements

ICMP Storm Suppression TCP/HTTP Probe Fallback Wi-Fi Signal Inspector Internet Gateway Auto-Detect macOS Tahoe Ready Accurate WAN IP Detection Local Network Permission Alerts Latency-Colored Connection Lines Header Bubble Tooltips IP Address Popovers Smart Metric Highlighting Max Bandwidth Reference Lines Inline Quota Adjustment Monitor Status Traffic Lights Menu Bar Speed Test Separated Menu Bar Items Bartender / Ice Compatibility Wi-Fi Network Details Ethernet Link Speed Popover Inline Add-Monitor Buttons Auto Symbol Selection Shared Y-Axis Scaling Estimated Data Indicator Sleep/Wake Bandwidth Recovery Window State Persistence Multi-Display CPU Optimization Fullscreen Menu Bar Performance Rolling History Pruning Bounded Timeline Cache Outage Alert Notifications Critical Alert Priority Scheduled Speed Test Reliability Safe v5 → v6 Migration iCloud Sync Validation UPnP Setup Hints Network Quality Report UI Modernized Remote Dashboard PeakHour Enabler Refresh Redesigned About Screen SNMP Session Auto-Recovery Bandwidth Sanity Checks Accurate Link Speed Reporting

Earlier versions

PeakHour 5 and earlier release notes are available on the Mac App Store under the app's version history.