Everyday Internet & Troubleshooting
How to Find Your IP Address on a Mac
On a Mac, your private IP lives in System Settings and your public IP is a browser tab away. Here's how to find both.
Public vs. private IP
Your Mac has a private IP for your local network and a public IP that the internet sees. They're found in different places.
Find your public IP (fastest)
Open Safari (or any browser) and go to IP Ducky. Your public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses show at the top, ready to copy.
Find your private IP in System Settings
- Open the Apple menu → System Settings.
- Click Network, then your active service (Wi‑Fi or Ethernet).
- Click Details… → TCP/IP. Your private IP is the IPv4 Address.
Find your private IP in Terminal
Open Terminal and run one of these:
ipconfig getifaddr en0 — private IP on Wi‑Fi (en1 on some Macs).
ifconfig — full detail for every interface.
For your public IP from the command line: curl ifconfig.me. More one-liners are in our terminal cheatsheet.