Yuriy VarbanetsFireWally is a privacy-first network tool designed to give you full control over your Mac’s online activity. See which apps are actively connecting to the internet in real time, block unwanted connections, and explore detailed traffic history by the hour or for the entire day. Apple Intelligence–powered insights help you understand why apps connect and whether they’re safe, making FireWally a smart, intuitive way to protect your privacy and take control of your network.
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Hey Product Hunt community! I’m Yuriy, CTO of Nektony, and I’m thrilled to finally launch FireWally - a free Mac firewall powered by Apple Intelligence! We’ve spent years building Mac cleanup utilities and security apps, and one question kept coming up: Why is monitoring a Mac's outgoing network traffic so complicated? The default macOS firewall is basic, and the most powerful third-party tools are often too technical (or come with a hefty price tag) for everyday users. This leaves most Mac users vulnerable to apps "phoning home" and excessive, hidden data usage. We built FireWally to change that. What makes FireWally different? - Totally free. - Built for simplicity with a single-screen dashboard. - One-click blocking of unwanted apps from going online. - Smart explanations for app connections using Apple Intelligence. Give it a try and let us know what you think! We’ll be here all day answering every question and listening to your feedback.
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Congratulations on the launch! Have you thought about adding AI monitoring for processes and applications? That is, your software sees activity for the first time, checks it online, and highlights it in yellow/red if something is wrong. Even if your app doesn’t know the process and can’t identify it.
This way you would have: 1. A product with AI, which is trendy right now 2. A genuinely useful feature 3. Any known threat would be easy to detect
The release is here! ✨
Hope our users will be satisfied with FireWally! 😊
Wow, FireWally looks incredible! Im loving the Apple Intelligence-powered safety insights. How granular can you get with blocking connections for specific processes within an app?
This is really cool. Just installed and setup. Might be more advanced but would love to see a log of the connections if it's possible. For example, I use Opal once/twice a month for calls and I realized it's been phoning home for some reason even though it's not actively being used.
FireWally is live! 🙌 So happy for the team and proud to be on this journey together. Congrats!
The product looks great and the focus on privacy first design is refreshing. I am curious whether you plan to add alerts or recommendations based on unusual traffic patterns. This seems like a tool that can grow in many useful directions.
Amazing to see this launch go live! 🥳 Congrats to the team - glad I could contribute!
About FireWally on Product Hunt
“A free Mac firewall powered by Apple Intelligence”
FireWally launched on Product Hunt on December 11th, 2025 and earned 157 upvotes and 18 comments, placing #9 on the daily leaderboard. FireWally is a privacy-first network tool designed to give you full control over your Mac’s online activity. See which apps are actively connecting to the internet in real time, block unwanted connections, and explore detailed traffic history by the hour or for the entire day. Apple Intelligence–powered insights help you understand why apps connect and whether they’re safe, making FireWally a smart, intuitive way to protect your privacy and take control of your network.
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