Little Snitch
Mac outbound firewall. See and block app phone-home; license is pay-once per major version.
Quick facts
- Price model
- Pay once
- Starting price
- One-time Mac license
- Best for
- Mac network visibility · Blocking telemetry · Travel laptop control
- Replaces
- LuLu alone for advanced users, VPNs mistaken for firewalls
- Platforms
- Mac
- Last verified
- 2026-06-22
Why it's listed
Clarity on what your Mac is doing. Buy from obdev.at only.
Little Snitch maps which Mac apps connect to which servers and lets you allow or deny flows. One-time purchase per major version for privacy-conscious users tired of mystery background uploads.
The catch
Mac only; rule fatigue until you learn patterns; major upgrades cost again.
Good fit for
- Privacy Mac users
- Developers auditing apps
Not ideal for
- Windows households
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