Slowy is a tool which simulates custom connection's conditions and limits the network traffic to a specified destination port. It is useful for Web developers who need to test a website with a real-world connection or for limiting bandwidth-hungry applications. It currently supports: custom bandwidth limit (kbit/s) custom packet latency (ms) custom packet loss rate (%) custom destination port (so you will slow down only a single service) Slowy is an OS X menu-bar app, so it is lightweight and is placed only in the menu bar.
v1.2 [Aug 4, 2012]
- the upload limit
- the possibility to set different values both for the downlink and the uplink
- the chance to set presets which can limit only the upload or the download
