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Hosts.prefpane VS simplewall

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Hosts.prefpane logo Hosts.prefpane

Hosts add a preference pane to your system preferences which lets you toggle your host file entries...

simplewall logo simplewall

Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on...
  • Hosts.prefpane Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-14
  • simplewall Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-12-29

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Category Popularity

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simplewall

Cloud Computing
100 100%
Cloud Computing
0% 0
Monitoring Tools
13 13%
Monitoring Tools
87% 87
Firewall
0 0%
Firewall
100% 100
Network Monitoring
17 17%
Network Monitoring
83% 83

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simplewall Reviews

  1. Opensource GNU C++ build firewall

    Simplewall

    Prompt on screen

Older UI as compare to tinywall

I haven't found an option for block by PID if in case it bother you

Packet logging is there, helpful for insight

Update: DNS query resolve available (* only on pop up window, not available in packet log history)

Last update 05 / 09 / 2020 (https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
    🏁 Competitors: TinyWall, Comodo Firewall, ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall, NetLimiter, OpenSnitch, Gufw
    👍 Pros:    Prompt based firewall|Open-source|Packet logging available|Dns resolution of ip
    👎 Cons:    User friendly interface|Many popup *sometimes

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Hosts.prefpane and simplewall, you can also consider the following products

Gas Mask - Gas Mask is simple hosts file manager for Mac OS X.

TinyWall - Lightweight and non-intrusive firewall

HostsMan - HostsMan is a freeware hosts file manager and editor. Built-in hosts file updater

Windows 10 Firewall Control - Windows 10 Firewall Control: simple and exhaustive solution for applications network activity controlling and monitoring.

SwitchHosts - Free and open source hosts management & switching app

GlassWire - Visualize network activity in detail, get notified when new apps access the network, look out for...

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