Internet Connection Monitor
🎯 ICM IS THE BEST FOR
- Recording and analyzing outages of Internet connection
- Displaying your public IP
- Measuring latency
- Verifying ISP/provider issues
- Verifying some router/modem/hardware issues
💻 FEATURES
- Precise connectivity test with configurable testing interval
- Latency (ping) measurement
- Show public IP address
- Detect when Internet doesn't work even with operating LAN connection (Wi-Fi or Ethernet)
- Disconnects, availability and downtime stats
- Play sound when connection goes online or offline
- Events log with CSV and PDF export
- Realtime connectivity and latency monitoring
- Light and dark themes support
- Adjustable icons and sounds
🚀 NEW IN ICM v5.2
- Show public IP address
- On/Off switch to turn the monitoring off
- Sound themes
- Stats break-down: Today / 7 days / 30 days / All time
📷 SCREENSHOTS
🗣️ WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
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Excellent extension. Does exactly what I need and very simple. I have a Starlink connection that has intermittent dropouts and it's important to be able to know when it happens (the sound setting is a must for me) and also to be able to see if it's just a slow page load or a connection issue.
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Thanks for your help in revealing, objectively, how bad my ISP is. The graphics in the statistics are clear to understand. Somewhere recently the connection log added a third column show the duration of the status. That was a nice upgrade as I used to export the data and drop it in a spread sheet to calculate the duration. Now the data can be used as is.
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Works great so far. Thanks a lot. Very helpful. Lost internet connection several times while writing this short review alone! Haha. The sound indicator is a very helpful feature. Nice UI design as well with good options and not confusing in any way. Well done.
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Great tool, thanks so much for creating it. I need to consistently monitor my internet connection to determine whether I am being given a lower level of service than my contract states, this is just what I needed.
Improve your Internet connection
Read how to improve your Internet connectionHow to use ICM
FAQ
Q: Where is the extension icon?A: At some point Google Chrome changed the way extensions are displayed. You need to click on the puzzle icon to the right of the address bar and then pin Internet Connection Monitor
Q: How to request a new feature or report an issue?
A: Go to support hub and start a new discussion
Q: What are the connection statuses?
A: The extension monitors the Internet connection and reports 3 statuses:
- 🟢 Online: Internet connected
- 🟠 Connection issues or "No Internet connection. Wi-Fi/LAN OK": if Chrome itself cannot properly determine whether Internet connection is down while you're connected to LAN (Wi-Fi/Ethernet) - this status will popup. Most likely, your LAN (Wi-Fi/Ethernet) is connected, but there is no Internet connection behind it. In most cases, it is ISP/provider issue
- 🔴 Offline or "No Internet connection": Internet disconnected. LAN (Wi-Fi/Ethernet) may work or not, but Internet itself is unavailable
A: The extension uses a combination of Chrome internal API and pinging Google servers via https (port 443). It does not expose any open ports or something else that could compromise user's security
Q: What is the testing interval?
A: How frequently to ping Google servers to determine the status of Internet connection. The option is configurable: check very 1, 2, 3 or 5 seconds
Q: Does this extension have access to my browsing history, etc?
A: It does NOT. Moreover, it does not require any special access at all (you can notice that other extensions ask you to give them some permissions during the installation process)
Q: Does this extension record my IP address or something else?
A: It does NOT. The extension uses ipify.org API to get the public IP address. Read the Privacy Policy to get a better perspective on your data's privacy
Q: Can this extension measure Internet speed?
A: It cannot. Please, use Speedtest by Ookla
Q: Will it work if Chrome is closed?
A: Not, it will not. You need to have a Chrome window open to track your connection log. It's relatively easy to add Chrome to autostart on Windows, Mac or Linux
Q: Will it work if computer is in sleep?
A: Yes, it should work, but the mechanism of tracking the disconnects while the computer is in sleep has not been thoroughly tested. Macs, for example, wake up every couple minutes and ICM checks the connection. But do not rely on precise measurement during the computer sleep, keep the computer running. Alternatively, use Realtime monitor inside ICM to check what's going on. Access it via main extension popup
Q: Can you use it on Microsoft EDGE, Brave or Chromium?
A: Yes, you can. It works on all Chromium-based browsers
Q: Is there a Firefox extension?
A: Currently, only Chromium-based browsers are supported (Google Chrome, Brave, Microsoft EDGE, etc) are supported. There is a feature request to implement a Firefox version. Vote for it if you want to speed up the development
Q: Can you give an advice on how to improve Internet connection overall?
A: Read the article about the 3 primary reasons of Internet connection issues
Q: ICM shows Offline even when Internet is connected. How to fix?
A: Most likely it is caused by another extension or software (anti viruses, ad blockers, malware scanners, etc) blocking the monitoring. For example, Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks all ICM connections to Google. Read how to fix
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