TripMode Overview

TripMode allows you to easily control your Mac’s data usage, which is particularly useful on slow or expensive networks. Stop wasting money on limited data plans, and enjoy faster Internet speed by only allowing Internet access to the apps that matter to you. TripMode will take care of blocking all the unwanted background traffic.

Always available

TripMode can be set to launch in the background as soon as you open your session and appear in the status area of your menu bar to always stay within reach. It also uses its icon to notify you discretely of network events. Learn more

Menu bar

Simplicity at its core

We designed TripMode to be as simple as possible so that you don’t have to spend time to set it up. When first launched, TripMode will be turned off in its Live Monitor mode, letting all apps access the internet. It’s a great way to simply keep an eye on the traffic currently happening on your Mac.

Main window, inactive

When it detects that you are connecting through a potentially expensive cellular network, TripMode will turn itself on and block data hungry apps. By default, it will only let popular internet browsers and mail clients access the network but you can block and unblock any apps available in its list by clicking the associated checkbox.

Main window, active

You can also force TripMode to be active or inactive if its automatic decision does not suit your current use case by simply clicking its activation button. Your decision will be remembered the next time you connect to the same network.

Main window, inactive, activation button

That’s it. In daily usage, you won’t have anything else to configure. TripMode will also count how much data was let through the filter so that you know how much you spent while connected. Learn more

Monitor your internet usage

When TripMode is inactive, you can select the Live Monitor to keep an eye on how apps use the internet in real time without filtering traffic. Clicking on an app at top level will let you drill down into its child and helper apps, their active connections, as well as check which domains the app connects to. Select any of the reports (last session, daily, weekly, monthly) to get a view of how much data was used during TripMode activation in the considered period.

Profiles for finer control

If you are using several metered connections like cable with a data cap at home and your phone as an access point while commuting, you may want to only have a specific list of apps allowed depending on the currently active network. TripMode can manage this for you by automatically creating a profile for each network you connect to. The applications you select will be remembered for this specific profile and will be applied the next time TripMode detects your connection to the same network. Advanced users can also manually decide which profile should be used and create dedicated ones. Learn more

Main window, profile

Control and cap your data usage

Profiles come with tools to help keep your data usage in check. You can set a different limit for each profile, get notified when approaching the limit and have TripMode lockdown network access when traffic exceeds the set threshold.

Schedule activations

Whether you are using a connection with multiple time-based policies for billing (typically satellite plans) or simply want some help to focus on productivity apps during work hours, TripMode can help you by managing its activations throughout the week. Simply define time ranges, optionally choose a profile to apply and let TripMode control its activations in the background while you use your computer. Similarily, you can also set TripMode to always turn itself off at predefined times, e.g. during the week-ends, or whenever data usage is not a concern.

Scheduling preferences

Privacy

TripMode allows you to get a precise view of your data usage by recording all apps traffic and domains contacted. While this is fine for most people, if you are privacy minded you may want to exclude some specific domains from the record, or simply erase a given domain from history. Learn mode