A native menu-bar app that turns spare bandwidth on your Mac into small, steady passive income — without the Docker stacks and dashboards-in-tabs of the alternatives.
$15 – $35 / month from a single residential US IP, plus speculative crypto-token upside (GRASS, MYST, NODE).
Hivello shut down its DePIN orchestrator on Jan 30, 2026. Idle is the native Swift successor — no Docker, no dashboard tabs, no monthly fee.
Eight DePIN services + Verus mining + manual earnings tracker, in one menu-bar app.
Verifies Apple Silicon, macOS version, AC power, no VPN, residential IP — before you waste time signing up.
Embedded WKWebViews per signup, JS prefill of email + password, OTP auto-detect from your clipboard.
One window with all eight dashboards in a sidebar. Cookies persist, you stay signed in.
Manual balance + payout entry that's the trusted source of truth. CSV export for taxes. Live USD total in your menu bar.
Apple Silicon's hidden gem — VerusHash 2.2 runs unusually well on M-series. Idle manages the daemon and surfaces hashrate.
Manages caffeinate so the Mac stays online 24/7. Recommends macOS 80% charging limit.
SMAppService integration so Idle starts when your Mac wakes. No Terminal required.
No analytics, no crash reporting, no third-party SDKs in the binary. Read the source — it's all there.
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