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Micro Snitch VS Portmaster

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Micro Snitch logo Micro Snitch

Micro Snitch is an ultra-light menu bar application that operates inconspicuously. It helps figuring out if someone’s spying on you.

Portmaster logo Portmaster

Is a Privacy Modular Privacy App which includes a "DNS over TLS" feature as well as an "Application Firewall".
  • Micro Snitch Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-03-26
  • Portmaster Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-21

Micro Snitch videos

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Micro Snitch 1.3.1 + Crack macOS

Portmaster videos

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The Portmaster is Out in Pre-Alpha! - Progress Update #3

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Micro Snitch and Portmaster)

Micro Snitch

Portmaster

Monitoring Tools
21 21%
Monitoring Tools
79% 79
Security & Privacy
26 26%
Security & Privacy
74% 74
Proxy
100 100%
Proxy
0% 0
Firewall
0 0%
Firewall
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Portmaster seems to be a lot more popular than Micro Snitch. While we know about 58 links to Portmaster, we've tracked only 4 mentions of Micro Snitch. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Micro Snitch mentions (4)

  • Discord app on MacOS Monterey is trying to access the camera when it has no permissions
    Also running Microsnitch - https://obdev.at/products/microsnitch/index.html. Source: about 2 years ago
  • Peloton replaces CEO and lays off 2,800 people
    I got Micro Snitch [1] as part of a bundle with Little Snitch years ago and have just had it running for cases like this. I'm fortunate to not have run into this issue, but I like the peace of mind of knowing exactly if I do. [1]: https://obdev.at/products/microsnitch/index.html. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
  • If your MacBook Pro shows high % CPU, try charging on the right and not the left
    > … 'coreaudiod', because it apparently is constantly listening to the microphone built in near the keyboard and spending cpu cycles trying to filter out background noise. Apparently running the signal desktop app in the background is enough to keep coreaudiod constantly wasting battery. Because signal is open and has been granted permissions for microphone and speakers, even if no call session is open? There’s... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
  • Camera cover slider
    Do not use them! Apple doesn’t recommend anything thicker than a sheet of paper. So, if you want a cover, cut a piece of Post-it note or something like that. You can also check out OverSight or Micro Snitch for a software approach to improved privacy. Source: almost 3 years ago

Portmaster mentions (58)

  • Manjaro is a free and open source Linux operating system that emphasizes privacy
    Manjaro actually includes Portmaster [0] as a package [1], which is now being moved to "extra". [0] https://safing.io/portmaster [1] https://software.manjaro.org/package/portmaster-stub. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago
  • Google contacts sync foss alternative
    I get it, but running an outdated OS with no patching is height risk for security, consider the tradeoff. If I'm not mistaken W7 is not supported anymore, meaning you are exposed to vulnerabilities. Consider checking online guides on how to harden W10 or consider migrating to a modern Linux distribution, that can even run some Windows programs. It is true that has reliability issues. VMs are another option and... Source: over 1 year ago
  • What do you guys think of Chromium-based Browsers or whatever engine it is made out of?
    Wouldn't a software like PiHole or Safing Portmaster help in this regard than to rely on ublock origin? Source: over 1 year ago
  • Do I need a firewall?
    You could look at something like Portmaster https://safing.io/portmaster/. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Is there a free and trustworthy Firewall
    You can also check Portmaster that is still on Alpha, but looks promising. Source: over 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Micro Snitch and Portmaster, you can also consider the following products

Oversight - Get notified when an app accesses your Mac's camera or mic

TinyWall - Lightweight and non-intrusive firewall

Little Snitch - Little Snitch is a firewall application that monitors and controls outbound internet traffic.

simplewall - Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on...

Micro Sniff - A meeting is coming through. Your camera is off, but all of a sudden you forget to unplug the earphones which, 10 minutes ago, was still jamming on that youtube video you...

NetLimiter - NetLimiter is an ultimate Internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Windows.

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