simplewall (open-source firewall)

[TTwrs]

I discovered "simplewall", a portable, open-source, rule-based firewall, and thought it might be of interest. It works in either whitelist or blackist mode for control of applications and/or ports. It does not use the Windows Firewall, which could even be disabled.

Description: Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.

Features:
- Simple interface without annoying pop ups
- Dropped packets logging (Windows 7 and above)
- Internal blocking lists (malware, telemetry)
- Free and Open Source
- Localization support
- IPv4/IPv6 support

Supported OS: Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Platform architecture: 32-bit/64-bit

Website:
https://www.henrypp.org/product/simplewall

Releases on Github...
https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases

[webfork]

Looks interesting, thanks. From the website:

Settings

To activate portable mode, create "simplewall.ini" in application folder, or move it from "%APPDATA%\Henry++\simplewall".

Requirements: Admin rights
License: GPL v3

[Midas]

And here's Simplewall official screenshot:

[webfork]

Still in development, with a release (2.3.13) only a few days ago. Supported OS: Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 / 32-bit/64-bit

[Midas]

Simplewall v2.4.6 released (changelog at https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases/).

[Midas]

Simplewall v3.0 Beta released, dated 2019-05-07 (https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases).

NOTE 2: There is no Windows Vista support anymore (use 2.x versions instead).

@ https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases

Latest stable is v2.4.6, dated 2019-03-27. Download from releases page.

Ghacks.net review at www.ghacks.net /2019/05/13/simplewall-3-0-beta-first-look/.

[webfork]

v3.0.9 is out as of yesterday, with quite a few bug fixes over the past year:
https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/b ... ANGELOG.md

Softpedia mirror:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE- ... wall.shtml

[bitcoin]

now at version 3.1.2 (26 March 2020)

[lintalist]

I created an entry here https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=3011

[lastaltoid]

https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases

v.3.7.2 Latest
This is a maintenance release.
dropped windows 7 and windows 8 support

[rbon]

Simplewall rel. 3.8.3 has been released at August 8, 2024

Description:
Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
The lightweight application is less than a megabyte, and it is compatible with Windows 7 SP1 and higher operating systems. You can download either the installer or portable version. For correct working you are require administrator rights.

Features:
• Simple interface without annoying pop ups
• Rules editor (create your own rules)
• Internal blocklist (block Windows spy / telemetry)
• Dropped packets information with notification and logging to a file feature (win7+)
• Allowed packets information with logging to a file feature (win8+)
• Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) support
• Windows services support
• Windows Store support
• Free and open source
• Localization support
• IPv6 support

System requirements:
• Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 32-bit/64-bit/ARM64
• An SSE2-capable CPU
• KB2533623 KB3063858 update for Windows 7 was required [x64 / x32]:
--> X64 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... x?id=47442
--> X32 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... x?id=47409

Portable mode:
1. download the portable build simplewall-3.x.x-bin.zip that contains the file portable.dat
2. for activate portable mode create, in application folder, an empty file with name "simplewall.ini" or move it from "%APPDATA%\Henry++\simplewall".

Useful links:
• Simplewall project on GitHub: https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall?t ... me-ov-file
• Simplewall download page: https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases
• Simplewall Portable: https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/r ... .3-bin.zip
--> the archive simplewall-3.8.3-bin.zip contains subfolders: 32, 64 and arm64

Note:
rel. 3.8.3 is a maintenance release with 'improved windows 7 compatibility' and many other features or bug solution

Reviews:
• Softpedia.com: https://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE- ... wall.shtml
• TechWiser.com: https://techwiser.com/peerblock-alternatives/

Screenshots: