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
simplewall (open-source firewall)
Re: A simple. portable, open-source firewall
Looks interesting, thanks. From the website:
License: GPL v3
Requirements: Admin rightsSettings
To activate portable mode, create "simplewall.ini" in application folder, or move it from "%APPDATA%\Henry++\simplewall".
License: GPL v3
Re: A simple. portable, open-source firewall
And here's Simplewall official screenshot:


Re: simplewall - open-source firewall
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
Re: simplewall - open-source firewall
Simplewall v2.4.6 released (changelog at https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases/).
Re: Simplewall (open-source firewall)
Simplewall v3.0 Beta released, dated 2019-05-07 (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/.
NOTE 2: There is no Windows Vista support anymore (use 2.x versions instead).
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/.
Re: Simplewall (open-source firewall)
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
https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/b ... ANGELOG.md
Softpedia mirror:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE- ... wall.shtml
Re: Simplewall (open-source firewall)
now at version 3.1.2 (26 March 2020)
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Re: simplewall (open-source firewall)
https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases
v.3.7.2 Latest
This is a maintenance release.
dropped windows 7 and windows 8 support

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