Micro Snitch Alternatives

Micro Snitch is described as 'Ever wondered if an application records audio through your Mac’s built-in microphone without your knowledge? Or if the camera captures video for no good reason?' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are four alternatives to Micro Snitch for Mac. The best Micro Snitch alternative is Little Snitch. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Little Snitch Mini or OverSight.

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Micro Snitch alternatives are mainly Firewalls but may also be Network Monitors or Privacy Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Micro Snitch.
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Ever wondered if an application records audio through your Mac’s built-in microphone without your knowledge? Or if the camera captures video for no good reason?

With Micro Snitch there’s no doubt anymore.

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Micro Snitch alternatives page was last updated Aug 14, 2023
  1. Little Snitch icon
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    A firewall protects your computer against unwanted guests from the Internet. But who protects your private data from being sent out? Little Snitch does!

    38 Little Snitch alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Rule based
    4.  Traffic Monitoring
    5.  Traffic Analysis
    6.  Custom rules
    7.  Application Firewall
    8.  Usage statistics
    9.  Real-time traffic
    Little Snitch iconMicro Snitch Icon

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    Comments about Little Snitch as an Alternative to Micro Snitch
     
    ealowerd

    Micro Snitch is for camera and audio monitoring while Little Snitch is for network monitoring

    Negative commentMar 28, 2022
    1
    earthsound

    Little Snitch and Micro Snitch aren't alike at all. Micro Snitch monitors access to your microphone. Little Snitch is a network firewall. There are no similarities between the two.

    Negative commentAug 14, 2023
    0
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    • Little Snitch is the most popular Mac alternative to Micro Snitch.

    • Little Snitch is the most popular commercial alternative to Micro Snitch.

    • Little Snitch is Paid and ProprietaryMicro Snitch is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Little Snitch is Privacy focusedMicro Snitch is not according to our users
  2. Little Snitch Mini icon
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    As soon as you’re connected to the Internet, your apps can send whatever they want to wherever they want, unnoticed by you, because all of this happens invisibly under the hood.

    38 Little Snitch Mini alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Little Snitch Mini Features

    1.  Network Filtering
    2.  Traffic Monitoring
    3.  Application Firewall
    Little Snitch Mini iconMicro Snitch Icon

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    • Little Snitch Mini is the most popular free alternative to Micro Snitch.

    • Little Snitch Mini is Freemium and ProprietaryMicro Snitch is Paid and Proprietary
  3. OverSight icon
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    Mac malware often spies on users by recording audio and video sessions...sometimes in an undetected manner.

    2 OverSight alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar
    OverSight iconMicro Snitch Icon

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    • OverSight is the most popular Open Source alternative to Micro Snitch.

    • OverSight is Free and Open SourceMicro Snitch is Paid and Proprietary
    • OverSight is Privacy focusedMicro Snitch is not according to our users
  4. Micro Sniff icon
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    An ultra-light macOS utility that notify whenever your micro-device is being used - dwarvesf/micro-sniff

    2 Micro Sniff alternatives
    Micro Sniff screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Micro Sniff iconMicro Snitch Icon

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