NetMute: Block Tracker

Live Traffic & DNS Monitor

Only for Mac

Free · In‑App Purchases

Mac

Find out which apps phone home, contact trackers, or quietly drain your bandwidth. Block any connection with one click — locally. No VPN, no signup, no cloud. Apps talk behind your back. To trackers, ad servers, telemetry endpoints. Background connections you never approved. NetMute shows every single one — in real time, right on your Mac. Live traffic monitor. App firewall. DNS control. All in one app. No VPN. No account. No cloud. Everything stays local on your Mac. === APP X-RAY === Open any app and see every connection, every tracker, every domain it contacts — sorted by frequency and category. NetMute automatically detects: - Trackers & fingerprinting - Ads & analytics services - Telemetry & spyware - Hidden background connections Every app gets a Privacy Grade from A to F. You see instantly which apps respect your data — and which ones don't. === LIVE NETWORK MONITOR === Real-time visibility into your Mac's entire network traffic: - Live traffic monitor per app - Bandwidth & data usage in real time - Background activity made visible - DNS activity & contacted domains - Connection alerts for suspicious traffic - Hotspot & tethering detection Finally know who's using your bandwidth — and why. === PRIVACY DASHBOARD (Pro) === See weekly which companies have been contacting your apps the most: - Top tracker companies - Weekly trends & activity patterns - Counts per app and category - Security analysis at a glance === TRACKER & CONNECTION BLOCKER === Block trackers, telemetry, and background access system-wide: - Hundreds of known tracker & ad domains - App firewall per application - Cut individual apps off from the internet - Stop spyware & suspicious traffic - Block phone-home connections Free includes the most important tracker lists. Pro unlocks community lists like Hagezi and EasyPrivacy. === PROFILES & AUTOMATION (Pro) === Different network profiles for every context: - Automatic rules per Wi-Fi network - Hotspot & tethering detection - Schedules for apps and connections - macOS Focus mode integration - Data limits per app On a hotspot? NetMute throttles automatically. At the office? Different rules. At a cafe? Strict mode. === LOCAL FIRST. NO COMPROMISE. === NetMute uses Apple's own Network Extension framework — the same APIs Apple uses for its own privacy features. - No VPN - No external proxy - No servers of our own - No personal data - No registration Your network data never leaves your Mac. Period. === WHO IS NETMUTE FOR? === For everyone who: - wants to spot hidden trackers and spyware - needs to understand their apps' background activity - wants more control over outgoing connections - needs to keep an eye on bandwidth and data usage - is looking for a lean Mac firewall without a VPN - prefers privacy tools that don't push you to the cloud A lean alternative to Little Snitch, TripMode, Lulu, and GlassWire — more visual, simpler, no subscription. === FREE & PRO === NetMute Free: - Live Network Monitor - Weekly reports - App blocking - The most important tracker lists NetMute Pro: - Privacy Dashboard - App X-Ray - Full tracker protection - Data limits & schedules - macOS Focus integration - Advanced reports One-time purchase. No subscription. No cloud login. === WHO'S BEHIND NETMUTE? === NetMute is an independent one-person project from Munich, Germany (distributed by Balane GmbH). Bugs, ideas, feedback: support@balane.tech === REQUIREMENTS === macOS 14 Sonoma or later Universal Binary for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs TERMS OF USE Use of NetMute is subject to Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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2.0.2 Design refresh • Cleaner onboarding with a clearer approval walkthrough. • New About card in Settings — write directly to support@balane.tech. • Weekly summary now openable any time from the menu bar. • Better fallback icons for apps without a bundle icon. Fixes • Faster scrolling in long app lists, lower memory use. • ⌘Q now bound in the menu bar. • Tracker Shield public lists apply immediately when toggled. • "Refresh Pro status" button for original buyers. • Translation and copy fixes.

Version 2.0.2

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

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Information

Seller
  • Jonas Hoettler
Size
  • 3.8 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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