macos-wifi-log
A lightweight macOS tool that collects and displays WiFi connection logs in one place, showing when your Mac connected, which networks it tried, and why connections dropped.
This project, called macos-wifi-log, is a small utility for macOS that collects and displays WiFi connection logs. If you've ever wanted to see a clear record of when your Mac connected to WiFi, which networks it tried to join, or why a connection might have dropped, this tool aims to surface that information in one place.
Because the README doesn't go into detail about specific features or usage instructions, it's hard to say exactly how the output is formatted or what commands you run. At a high level, the tool likely taps into macOS's internal wireless diagnostics and system logs, pulling out the relevant WiFi events so you don't have to dig through Apple's buried log files yourself.
The people who would find this most useful are IT support professionals, network administrators, or anyone troubleshooting spotty WiFi on a Mac. For example, if a colleague keeps complaining that their laptop disconnects during video calls, you could run this tool to pull up a timeline of what happened with their wireless connection around that time.
One notable detail is that the project is written in Zig, a newer systems programming language. That choice suggests the tool is designed to be fast and lightweight, compiling down to a small standalone binary that doesn't require any heavy dependencies to run. Beyond that, the README doesn't provide further context on installation, configuration, or what the actual log output looks like in practice.
Where it fits
- Troubleshoot a colleague's Mac that keeps disconnecting from WiFi during video calls by pulling up a connection timeline.
- Review which WiFi networks a Mac attempted to join and why a connection might have dropped.
- Surface macOS WiFi events in one place instead of digging through buried system log files.
- Run a fast standalone tool on a Mac to collect wireless diagnostics without heavy dependencies.