Micro Snitch 4+
Objective Development
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- $3.99
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Description
Know when someone spies on you!
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. This ultra-light menu bar application operates inconspicuously in the background. It monitors and reports any microphone and camera activity to help you figure out if someone’s spying on you.
Fair enough, you might see the camera’s indicator light, but what if you are away from your computer? And for the microphone there is no activity indication at all, so you won’t notice if the microphone is turned on even if you’re sitting right in front of your Mac.
With Micro Snitch you always know whether some app is currently using your microphone and its logging facilities allow you to reveal any suspicious activities later on.
• Menu Bar Icon
Any current microphone or camera activity is displayed in the menu bar. The menu also shows a list of connected audio/video devices.
• Overlay
An on-screen overlay is shown while the microphone or camera is turned on to make sure you won’t miss it even if the menu bar isn’t currently visible.
• Logging
Never miss any microphone or camera activity, even in your absence. Every status change is logged to a file, so you can review it later to find suspicious activities.
• Notifications
Micro Snitch shows notifications when devices become active or inactive. You can also enable notifications when devices are connected or disconnected.
• Accessibility
Micro Snitch plays nicely with the accessibility features built into OS X, like VoiceOver. By pressing a configurable hotkey, Micro Snitch shows the current microphone or camera activity textually, which VoiceOver reads automatically.
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Note: Micro Snitch was tested with as many different Mac computers and audio/video devices as we could get our hands on. The limitations we found are documented in the “Compatibility” section of the Micro Snitch FAQ (https://obdev.at/microsnitch/support.html), but there may be other compatibility issues that are not yet known.
What’s New
Version 1.6.1
Fixes a crash that could happen when connecting/disconnecting a USB hub.
Ratings and Reviews
Lightweight app for peace of mind
I like how the app is small and resource efficient. I had to switch to an alternative for some time on my M1 MacBook Pro due to it constantly showing false positives, but the issue is now fully resolved, many thanks for the fix!
Simple but imortant
This is a good one. It's by the makers of Little Snitch, a very popular and trusted network privacy monitor.
Don't pay attention to the old reviews saying that some devices don't work. It's worked great for me over the past year.
Thank you for updating to support Apple Silicon
I was hoping this app would update to support my M1 MacBook, and toady is the day! Thank you developers for updating your app with this support. I'm a big fan.
App Privacy
The developer, Objective Development, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Objective Development Software GmbH
- Size
- 2 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 10.14.6 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2015-2023 Objective Development. All rights reserved.
- Price
- $3.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.