simplewall
Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer. (by henrypp)
privacy.sexy
Open-source tool to enforce privacy & security best-practices on Windows, macOS and Linux, because privacy is sexy (by undergroundwires)
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| simplewall | privacy.sexy | |
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| 166 | 122 | |
| 2,120 | 3,493 | |
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| 9.3 | 9.3 | |
| almost 3 years ago | 4 days ago | |
| C | TypeScript | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
simplewall
Posts with mentions or reviews of simplewall.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-09.
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PECKER BURST - PING - SERVER issues fix!
EU server list: https://pastebin.com/raw/Sh1VXdTZ - compatibile with simplewall - just update game install path for records (find & replace all)
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Windows users report appearance of unwanted HP app
You could install WPD (https://wpd.app/), use Simplewall (https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall) and a pihole on the network to block a lot, but it's still sad that we need to do this.
Apple alternatives include LuLu (https://github.com/objective-see/LuLu)
- How to remove telemetry completely with one open source simple firewall
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Something went wrong with pin
Edit: Now that I am back on a PC I did find this https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/issues/1307 Basically same issue I had and how to address it. Figured I post for future readers lol.
- Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS
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Asian rage cheaters on Europe servers.
Using third party software. Yes. (it is just gui for windows firewall)
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OpenSnitch in Debian ready for prime time
I use OpenSnitch on Linux which is great, and if you are looking for a similar software for Windows I can recommend simplewall.
https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall
- New iCUE v5.1 update
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Any free alternatives to Glasswire? (personal firewall with per-app blocking and bandwidth monitor). •
I'm currently using https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall
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Configuration to allow mobile hotspot on windows 10?
I have been using simplewall for a long time. I love it. But I can not use mobile hotspot for local wireless lan.
privacy.sexy
Posts with mentions or reviews of privacy.sexy.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.
- Debloat Windows in 2022
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Anyone For A MS Edge Lite Version?
This reddit really grabbed my attention because ever since I uninstalled the chromium edge browser from my windows 11 computers, which I might add that's actually very easy to do by using this application: https://github.com/undergroundwires/privacy.sexy I've been looking for something labeled as a 'lite' version but seemingly I don't think anything exists like that. :-(
- Open Source Scripts for OS Privacy and Security Configuration
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Win11Debloat is a simple script that removes pre-installed windows bloatware
What makes this superior or more easy than https://privacy.sexy/?
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Windows 10 users what are some tweaks you do to better your privacy?
Take a look at https://privacy.sexy
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Is there an accessible repository of open source software for Windows?
As much as I love Linux, I am forced to dual boot with Windows so I have access to the uni's student licenses (adobe photoshop, harmony toonboom, maya, etc.). I used privacy.sexy to cut off a lot of the bloat from my Windows installation.
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How to install repacks without problems
Disable your antivirus software - in most cases that's Windows Defender - you can easily get rid of it by using script from https://privacy.sexy/
- How do I uninstall Microsoft Edge?
- What are THE top security and privacy adjustments for a home computing system?
- O&OSU10 FOSS Alternative for Windows 11?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing simplewall and privacy.sexy you can also consider the following projects:
portmaster - 🏔 Love Freedom - ❌ Block Mass Surveillance
Windows10Debloater - Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware.
firewall
Sophia-Script-for-Windows - :zap: The most powerful PowerShell module on GitHub for fine-tuning Windows 10 & Windows 11
WindowsSpyBlocker - Block spying and tracking on Windows
privatezilla - 👀👮🐢🔥Performs a privacy & security check of Windows 10
CCStopper - [Archived] Stops Adobe's pesky background apps and more 😉
ThisIsWin11 - The real PowerToys for Windows 11
portmaster-packaging - Portmaster packages and installers
Atlas - 🚀 An open and lightweight modification to Windows, designed to optimize performance, privacy and security.
SecureUxTheme - 🎨 A secure boot compatible in-memory UxTheme patcher
Win-Debloat-Tools - Re-imagining Windows like a minimal OS install, already debloated with minimal impact for most functionality.
simplewall vs portmaster
privacy.sexy vs Windows10Debloater
simplewall vs firewall
privacy.sexy vs Sophia-Script-for-Windows
simplewall vs WindowsSpyBlocker
privacy.sexy vs privatezilla
simplewall vs CCStopper
privacy.sexy vs ThisIsWin11
simplewall vs portmaster-packaging
privacy.sexy vs Atlas
simplewall vs SecureUxTheme
privacy.sexy vs Win-Debloat-Tools