simplewall
Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
What is simplewall?
Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
The lightweight application is less than a megabyte, and it is compatible with Windows Vista and higher operating systems. You can download either the installer or portable version. For correct working, need administrator rights.
Features:
- Simple interface without annoying pop ups.
- Rules editor (create your own rules).
- Internal blocklist rules (block Windows spy / telemetry).
- Dropped packets information with notification and logging to a file feature (win7+).
- Allowed packets information with logging to a file feature (win8+).
- Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) support (win10).
- Windows Store support (win8+).
- Windows services support.
- Free and open source.
- Localization support.
- IPv6 support.
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- Developed byHenry++
- LicensingOpen Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
- Written in
- RatingAverage rating of 4.1
- Alternatives27 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English
GitHub repository
- 3,793 Stars
- 368 Forks
- 26 Open Issues
- Updated
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Tags
- Network Monitor
- security-utilities
- Security & Privacy
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Free and open sourced! There's a portable version as well as setup version... x32 or x64... Customization interface, 17 languages, preset rules blocking Windows telemetry[619 Rules], blacklist/whitelist, customizable notifications for whitelist, dropped packet logging, in-client updates [no restart required], advanced rules such as boot-time filters [prevents leaking during boot(I recommend enabling)]... Windows firewall GUI is terrible, this is much easier to understand; much easier to edit. Previously I was using Kaspersky total security; after an account of mine was hijacked by some spyware... However during the last month of your Kaspersky license, it nags you, and is preventing windows from sleeping. Unlike paid/freemium firewalls there's nothing to nag you, no donations [in the main interface, there's a "give thanks" in the about window] or ads in the client etc. Even though it's open source they are constantly releasing builds, so no need to self compile, unless you don't trust anyone... Has an update feature, updates ask for approval, updates don't require a restart of the client. Hardware utilization Simplewall [x64] 2.4.6 Size: 1.10 MB (1,154,916 bytes) Size on Disk: 1.12 MB (1,176,120 bytes) [it's odd that windows is reporting size on disk to be larger than the size, normally size on disk is smaller] RAM usage 7.2 - 11mb depending on how many apps are listed/filters... CPU usage 0% - 0.5% [6700k] ; CPU usage when a notification is up/ when you change the interface styling
[Edited by Chaython, September 12] When there's >200 apps there's instability [hangs, when scrolling the application list]
As the name suggests it's really simple and easy to use firewall, yet very effective. Receive a prompt each time a program attempts to reach out from your computer for the first time and decide if you'll allow it or block it, then forget about it! Rules can be modified at anytime really easily too. Comes with an already built-in set of rules to block known trackers from Windows.
If you are not using a proxy software like vpn, then simplewall would be a good firewall application. But simplewall doesn't have good control over the traffic through vpn, which makes simplewall useless. It seems that simplewall has a problem with the priority level of the loopback traffic rules. This makes me give up using simplewall.
Simple? I find it anything but. The interface is confusing and poorly organized. For example, there are menus offering to let you "Disable" certain types of traffic, but -- oh wait -- you can also "Block" it.
There's a menu that lets you check a box to "Allow" Windows Update traffic. That was unchecked when I tried simplewall, but Windows Update still worked. Oh yes, so "simple".
It may work well -- I'll never know -- but the UI is garbage, and there's no documentation.
Simple and very easy to use.
Simple, potente y muy practico.
Lightweight, easy to manage rules, open source. Comes with optional rules preventing Windows tracking and telemetry.