David Herbert

David Herbert

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I'm David, an independent software developer. Most of what I build starts as something I wanted for myself and couldn't find, which is exactly how Dishylink happened: I got tired of reaching for my phone every time I wanted to see what my Starlink was doing, so I spent two weeks building a desktop app instead. It's free and open source, and it's the thing I now check first every morning. I care a lot about how software feels to use, probably more than is reasonable.

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  • Dishylink
    DishylinkOpen-source Starlink monitoring app for Mac, Windows and Web
    Aug 2026
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    Joined Product HuntJuly 20th, 2022

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Dishylink - Open-source Starlink monitoring app for Mac, Windows and Web

Starlink's own app is phone-only, and the old web portal was switched off in 2024 with nothing to replace it. Dishylink brings that back as a native desktop app. It reads your dish and router over your own network. Features include: live stats, alignment in degrees, a 3D satellite view, obstruction time lapse, per-device data usage, power draw with daily and monthly history, and alerts that clear themselves. It's free, open source, no account, no cloud, and works on macOS, Windows and browsers.
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