NetMute — Firewall & Privacy

Block Trackers, Save Data

Only for Mac

Free · In‑App Purchases

Mac

See every tracker in every app. NetMute reveals who's talking to the network — you decide what to block. One-time Pro unlock. No subscription. Your apps are talking behind your back. That weather app? It connects to 47 domains — trackers from ad networks you've never heard of. Your "simple" note-taking app? Phones home every 3 minutes. And on a hotspot, all that background noise eats through your data plan. NetMute shows you exactly what's happening — then lets you decide what to block. ■ APP X-RAY — SEE EVERY DOMAIN YOUR APPS CONTACT Tap any app to see every domain it contacts. Each connection categorized: advertising, analytics, fingerprinting, social, CDN, first-party. Each app graded A+ to F based on how many trackers it carries. No guessing, no marketing — just your traffic, laid out. ■ PRIVACY DASHBOARD (Pro) After a day of normal use, the Privacy Dashboard shows which companies tried to track you the most — ranked by frequency. Facebook, Google, Amazon, whoever. Category breakdown. Per-app counts. A weekly timeline. This is the window that makes you actually understand what your Mac is doing in the background. ■ TRACKER SHIELD — OPTIONAL, ONE CLICK If you don't want to review every tracker by hand, turn on Tracker Shield. It ships with a curated list of known trackers (300+ domains in Pro, 50 most common in Free) and blocks them across all your apps. A few trackers are used by apps to function (banking logins, streaming DRM) — NetMute flags those so you can decide per app. ■ BLOCK ANY APP, INSTANTLY Toggle any app's internet access from your menu bar. No popups, no complex rules. Just a switch. Great for hotspot mode, tethering, or focus time. ■ ALWAYS KNOW WHY Multiple things can block an app: your manual toggle, a profile, a schedule, a data limit, a pause, Tracker Shield. NetMute shows every active reason — tap the badge to see the full picture. ■ DATA LIMITS (Pro) Daily or monthly caps per app. Hit the limit? NetMute blocks automatically. Perfect for hotspot and tethering. ■ SCHEDULES (Pro) Block social media during work hours. Unblock streaming after. Set once, forget it. ■ SMART PROFILES & NETWORK MEMORY Rule sets for Home, Office, Café. NetMute remembers your Wi-Fi networks and switches profiles automatically. ■ FOCUS MODE INTEGRATION (Pro) Link profiles to macOS Focus. Do Not Disturb = NetMute blocks distractions. ■ LIVE MONITORING Real-time bandwidth per app. 90-day reports in Pro. ▸ 100% local — no VPN, no cloud, no account ▸ Built on Apple's Network Extension framework ▸ On-device AI classifies unknown trackers — nothing leaves your Mac ▸ Free to download — try manual blocking and live monitoring before unlocking Pro ▸ NetMute Pro: one-time purchase. No subscription. Ever. NetMute is a transparency tool. It shows you the truth about your apps' network activity. Then you decide — block what matters, allow what you need, stay in control.

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2.0.1 — Fixed an issue in the in-app purchase flow.

Version 2.0.1

The developer, Jonas Hoettler, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Accessibility

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Information

Seller
  • Jonas Hoettler
Size
  • 3.4 MB
Category
  • Utilities
Compatibility
Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
Languages
English and 46 more
  • English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Bengali, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Oriya, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
  • © 2026 Balane GmbH
  • Developer Website
  • Privacy Policy

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