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What’s your favorite MacOS apps? (lemmy.ml)
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I recently got back into the Apple ecosystem and am curious on everyone’s favorite applications they use!

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really enjoy Little Snitch (or LuLu for a free alternative). It's a system-wide firewall that let's you filter all your network traffic down to the single app and ip address. It's helpful to have an OS-wide ad blocker (with the right block lists) or to disconnect apps from the internet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm recently back to Mac with an M2 mac pro after leaving in 2014 so I'm in a similar position as OP.

I recently installed Lulu and I really like it. I'm not sure if I see a reason to buy little snitch. I looked a little snitches website and I wasn't sure if the features were somehow better. I really like it when Lulu pops up whenever a new app is run and it tells me it's asking for network access and I'll permit or deny. How would little snitch change my experience?