GlassWire is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The most popular Mac alternative is Little Snitch. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try BitMeter OS or Bandwidth+. Aug 11, 2015 Unlike Little Snitch, which lets you choose which domains and ports an application is and isn’t allowed to connect to as it attempts to make those connections, GlassWire only allows you to either allow all connections an application makes or deny all connections an application makes. Little Snitch. Makes these Internet connections visible and puts you back in control! Decide immediately Alert Mode. Whenever an app attempts to connect to a server on the Internet, Little Snitch shows a connection alert, allowing you to decide whether to allow or deny the connection. No data is transmitted without your consent. AlternativeTo is a free service that helps you find better alternatives to the products you love and hate. The site is made by Ola and Markus in Sweden, with a lot of help from our friends and colleagues in Italy, Finland, USA, Colombia, Philippines, France and contributors from all over the world. Little Snitch Gift Card Runs on macOS 10.11 up to 10.15 (Catalina) The gift card comes with coupon code that must be redeemed in order to receive the personal Little Snitch license key. Aug 25, 2014 GlassWire is kind of like 'Little Snitch' in the way that it shows you everything and lets you make your own decision on what you want to do, but we also add in some extra protections like malicious host alerts, ARP spoofing detection, DNS server changes, Host changes, and we let you know about changes to your applications that are accessing the network. Jun 29, 2018 It also comes with a firewall feature just like Little Snitch, however, it isn’t that powerful. For example, Little Snitch can allow or refuse to authorize the specific domain and ports of an application trying to access a server online. GlassWire on the other hand only allows or block all connections an application attempts to initiate.
Little Snitch is probably the best host-based application firewall solution for macOS app. I’ve been using it for quite a while but recently ditched it when I found a free alternative that equally works great.
If you’re using the free version of Little Snitch, you have to deal with the fact that it automatically quits after every three hours. To avoid this, you have to buy the full version. If you’ve been looking for a free Little Snitch alternative that works with macOS Mojave and previous macOS versions, Lulu is what you need.
Unlike Little Snitch, Lulu is an open source software with its source code already on GitHub. This means that it’s not just free, but also anyone can contribute to its development.
Same approach to application firewall
If you’ve been using Little Snitch before now, you shouldn’t have a problem using Lulu. Lulu uses the same approach to application firewall
After installing it, you can choose to allow all default Apple apps and existing third-party apps to connect to the Internet without confirmation.
The choice you make here depends on how you wish to use the program. Personally, I only allow Apple-signed programs to connect automatically, all third-party apps require manual confirmation to create rules.
Clicking the Block or Allow button determines whether the application will access the Internet or not. Checking the temporarily box makes the rule temporary for that specific program ID. It resets when you quit the app or restart your computer and the dialogue box will pop up again.
Glasswire Firewall
Just like Little Snitch, it has a panel where you can remove existing rules and add new ones manually:
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Ever since I upgraded to macOS Mojave, I’ve been using the new system-wide dark theme which Lulu neatly blends in with.
For a free app, Lulu is incredibly well-built. It’s been about a week now and I haven’t encountered a bug. If you don’t want to spend a dime on a firewall app, this free little alternative is really worth trying. You can download it from the official website or take a look at the source code on GitHub.
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