Lightning Speed Test

About

The fastest way to check your internet speed—without opening a new tab.

Lightning Speed Test is designed for users who want to keep an eye on their connection quality without the bloat of ad-filled speed test websites. It runs silently in the background to give you a live update of your network health right on your browser toolbar.

⚡ Key Features:

Always-On Monitoring: Automatically checks your internet speed in the background (every 15 minutes by default) and updates the icon badge so you know your speed at a glance.

Instant Popup: Click the lightning bolt icon to instantly measure your Ping (Latency) and Download Speed.

Smart Formatting: Easy-to-read badge numbers. Speeds under 1Gbps show as "150M", while high-speed fiber connections show as "1.2G".

Visual Status: The badge color changes dynamically (Green for fast, Yellow for moderate, Red for slow) to alert you of network issues instantly.

Location Detection: Automatically detects your current server location, City, and Country flag.

Customizable: You control how often the background test runs. Adjust the refresh interval directly from the extension settings.

🔒 Privacy First: We believe simple tools should be transparent.

No Analytics: We do not track your browsing history or personal data.

No Ads: A clean, lightweight interface with zero distractions.

Direct Connection: The extension fetches a test file directly from trusted content delivery networks (Cloudflare) to measure speed. No middle-man servers.

📂 Permissions Explained: To function correctly, this extension requires the following permissions:

Alarms: To schedule the background speed checks.

Storage: To save your preferred refresh interval and last known speed.

Host Permissions: To connect to the speed test servers and IP location API.