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What is Radio Silence for Mac Radio Silence is an outbound application firewall that lets you block Internet access from individual apps. Radio Silence v3.0 macOS 437 KBThe easiest network monitor and firewall for Mac. See all network connections - block any app from going online. Powerful privacy for your Mac, usable by anyone: Radio Silence lets you keep a list of apps that aren't allowed to make network connections.Protect your. Tshooter (mortenson) mac os.
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Editor's note: The following review is part of Macworld's Mahjong magic journey 3 mac os. GemFest 2012 series. Every weekday from mid June through mid August, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a favorite free or low-cost program. Visit the Mac Gems homepage for a list of past Mac Gems.
It is perhaps the easiest firewall I've ever used. To silence, or block, an app like Spotify, for example, I opened Radio Silence and chose Spotify from my applications folder. That was the entire process. I then loaded Spotify and confirmed that Spotify was unable to access the Internet.
Radio Silence runs automatically when you start your Mac, so the only time you need to actually open its window is when you want to silence or un-silence specific apps. Nuclear hack inc. - war simulator mac os. Apps are silenced as soon as they're added to Radio Silence, which continues to block those programs until you remove them from the list.
Although Mac OS X contains a built-in firewall, this firewall doesn't actually block outgoing connections. Radio Silence blocks outgoing connections only, so the two firewalls complement each other well.
With its one click, set it and forget it firewall management, Radio Silence is a useful utility that makes a welcome addition to any Mac.
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