Little Snitch Alternatives for Linux

Little Snitch is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Portmaster, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Little Snitch and eight of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Little Snitch are OpenSnitch, ufw, Firewalld and Picosnitch.

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Little Snitch alternatives are mainly Firewalls, but if you're looking for Network Monitors or Privacy Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Mac, Free and Linux. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Little Snitch.
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  1. Portmaster icon
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    Portmaster is a free and open-source privacy suite that puts you back in charge of your computer.

    35 Portmaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Portmaster is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Little Snitch.

    • Portmaster is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Little Snitch.

    • Portmaster is Freemium and Open SourceLittle Snitch is Paid and Proprietary
    • Portmaster is LightweightLittle Snitch is not according to our users
  2.  26 likes
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    Ufw stands for Uncomplicated Firewall, and is program for managing a netfilter firewall. It provides a command line interface and aims to be uncomplicated and easy to use.

    23 ufw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Firewalld icon
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    Firewalld provides a dynamically managed firewall with support for network/firewall zones that define the trust level of network connections or interfaces. It has support for IPv4, IPv6 firewall settings, ethernet bridges and IP sets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4.  4 likes
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    Receive notifications whenever a new program connects to the network, or when it's modified

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Picosnitch as an Alternative to Little Snitch
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    It is open source. It seems good even if the last commit was 2 years ago

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Picosnitch is Free and Open SourceLittle Snitch is Paid and Proprietary
  5. upribox icon
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    The upribox Software turns your RaspberryPi into a privacy-enhancing Wireless router with adblocking, Tor, and a VPN server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  6. Douane icon
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    Douane is a personal firewall that protects a user's privacy by allowing a user to control which applications can connect to the internet from their GNU/Linux computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    With InJoy Firewall™ 4.0 you can say good-bye to old-generation Firewall solutions that were difficult to implement, manage and measure — InJoy Firewall™ is different...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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