Live Connections
- Every connection: app, destination, protocol and speed in and out
- Click one for details, or ask who owns an address
- A glowing live traffic graph on the Shield screen
Network monitor for your Mac
See every connection your Mac makes.
SWSO Network Shield · Made by Streetwise Software Online (SWSO)
A network monitor and firewall companion. See every connection from every app, get one alert the first time an app goes online, keep a history of where your data went, and check your Mac's own security settings in plain words.
$14.99 one-time · 15-day free trial
Liveconnections from every app
8Mac security settings checked
1alert per new app, not a flood
What you get
New-app alerts
- One alert the first time any app connects, with Allow and Mark Suspicious
- Apps already online on the first run are learned quietly
- Keeps watching from a menu-bar shield when the window is closed
Rules and history
- Allow, Alert me and Block rules for names, addresses and ranges; Block rules alert you but do not stop connections yet (that needs a system extension planned for an update)
- History per app and destination with charts and CSV export
- Keep history for 30 days, 90 days, a year or forever
Mac Security Check
- Firewall, stealth mode, FileVault, Gatekeeper, System Integrity Protection and more
- Each with a plain explanation and a button to the right setting
- Turn the built-in macOS firewall on or off and manage incoming-connection apps (macOS asks for your password)
See it in action
Real screenshots of SWSO Network Shield 1.1.
Try it free for 15 days
- Every feature works for 15 days from the first launch, no key and no sign-up needed
- After day 15 monitoring, alerts, history, the Security Check and exports keep working; changing rules needs a key
- A license key is checked on your Mac and works offline. Nothing is ever deleted
System requirements
System
macOS 13 Ventura or later, Intel and Apple silicon (universal)
Free trial
15 days with every feature, no sign-up
Blocking
Block rules are saved and alert you; they do not stop connections in this version
Privacy
Everything stays on your Mac. Address owner lookups only run when you ask
Help
Searchable built-in Help with 20 topics, including what the app can and cannot do
Made by
Streetwise Software Online (SWSO)
Price
SWSO Network Shield by Streetwise Software Online
One-time purchase, no subscription. Try it free for 15 days first.
$14.99 one-time · 15-day free trial