Little Snitch for Mac

v6.2.3 is out. "Improvements: • Improved compatibility with programs using UDP communication by avoiding deep packet inspection for most UDP traffic. Bug Fixes: • Fixed an issue causing some rules in the Configuration window to be shown with their Code ID instead of the process name. • Fixed a crash of Network Monitor when opening the connection inspector. • Fixed detection of Wi-Fi networks for Automatic Profile Switching when the router cannot not be found."

I've been using Little Snitch for years, now version 5.8. I considered upgrading to version 6 but the list of new features make it seem like Little Snitch has become bloat-ware. Even in version 5, I only use a small part of its total features. All I care about is blocking incoming and outgoing traffic to questionable sites. I couldn't care less about hierarchies, interactive traffic chart, smarter searches, blocklists, acoustic notifications, rule groups or usage statistics. I'm not a Little Snitch hobbyist. I think the author should offer a version 6 Lite without all the crapola at a reduced price to serve the rest of us.

Out of the blue, after a restart I found v6.2.1 was blocking the ability of my Mac (MBA M1 running 15.3.1) from interacting with the Internet, no matter what app or service. This problem was *specific* to running Little Snitch. Everything else is working. Uninstalling it unclogged the problem. See the dev website for full uninstall instructions. It's not easy. - -> I'll be reinstalling it later, hoping it won't reenact the problem. I'll be contacting the developer. 😠

v6.2 is out. There are two pages worth of improvements and fixes. So I won't post them here. Greatness, as usual!

v6.1.3 ia out. "- Improvements: • DNS encryption now supports password authentication to DoH servers (DNS over HTTP). • Improved detection of Wi-Fi network changes for automatic profile switching. • Improved responsiveness of Network Monitor when selecting a time range in the traffic chart. • Improved accessibility via VoiceOver. - Bug Fixes • Fixed dimming of status menu icon on inactive display. • Fixed a bug where traffic meters in Network Monitor did not update correctly. • Fixed a bug where the creation of rule groups for Apple Apps or Third Party Apps did not complete. • Fixed possible deadlock during installation of Little Snitch for certain network configurations. • Fixed a rare bug where the rule inspector in Little Snitch could stop working."