Do you use LittleSnitch or the equivalent on your OS?

AstonJ
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:46:51 +0000
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I think I’ve used LittleSnitch since my first ever Mac - does anyone else use it or whatever the equivalent is on your OS?

What does it do?

LittleSnitch is essentially an application firewall/network monitor - it allows you to control which software on your computer can connect to the internet, letting you allow or deny, either for forever, until quit, just once, or for a specified time.

I’ve found it an invaluable tool. You can just deny apps any connection ‘forever’, then when you want to upgrade or allow access you can simply delete the associated rule and it will ask you for permission next time it tries to connect to the internet.

You’d be surprised at how often some apps (like VS Code and the Google Chrome Updater) want to dial home!

Do you use LittleSnitch or the equivalent for your OS?

Yes

No

Considering it now!

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Alternatives/similar that I’m aware of (thanks to Dimi, ODL and Dusty posting them on DT):

https://www.tripmode.ch/ - for macOS (free)

OpenSnitch - for Linux

https://santa.dev/ - Santa is a binary and file access authorization system for macOS

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