GlassWire for Mac? What to Use Instead
GlassWire's own site offers Windows and Android versions, and no Mac version. Here's how to get what people use it for on a Mac.
Facts checked on 31 October 2026.
Is There a GlassWire for Mac?
GlassWire's download page offers Windows 10 or later, on x64 and ARM64, and Android through Google Play. It doesn't list a Mac version.
What People Use GlassWire For
From GlassWire's own site:
- A graph of network activity, to see what your PC is talking to.
- Usage broken down by app, host and traffic type.
- An alert when a new app uses the network, and blocking it. Blocking and Ask to Connect are in Premium, from $2.99 a month paid yearly.
- Alerts before you go over a data limit.
- A history of what the PC did while you were away: 24 hours in Free, unlimited in Premium.
The Same Things on a Mac With FlowSense
| You Want | In FlowSense | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| A live graph | Live: a chart of the last sixty seconds above every connection | Free |
| Usage by app and host | Live's tree: application, service, hostname, connection. Today: traffic by app, direction and hour | Free |
| Where a server is | Map any connection's route, hop by hop, down to the city | Free |
| CPU, memory and disk per app | Live shows each Mac app's CPU, memory, GPU, power and disk | Free |
| Alerts for new connections | Warden suggests whether to block, slow or allow each new connection. Answer in the app or from a notification | Full |
| Blocking | Rules for any app, hostname, category or device, and block lists fetched daily | Full |
| Data-limit alerts | Not listed. A rule can slow an app or service to a rate instead | Full |
| Watching other computers on your network | Not listed |
FlowSense runs on Macs with Apple silicon and macOS 14 or later. Watching is free with a free account; the 7-day trial unlocks Full. See the features and pricing.
Other Mac Options
Little Snitch
A network monitor and application firewall: connection alerts, rules, blocklists, a map of where connections go, and up to twelve months of traffic history. $59 for a single licence, with a free demo mode. FlowSense vs Little Snitch.
LuLu
A free, open-source firewall from Objective-See that alerts you to new outgoing connections, with rules and block lists. It bundles Objective-See's Netiquette network monitor. For macOS 10.15 or later.
Radio Silence
$9. It blocks apps from connecting, with a network monitor that shows every connection in real time, and no pop-ups. For macOS 10.15 or later, on Apple silicon and Intel.
TripMode
Shows each app's data usage and blocks apps on networks you choose, such as a phone hotspot. It warns you before a data limit you set, and reports usage by session, day, week and month. Free on the Mac App Store with in-app purchases, from $4.99 a month or $39.99 for life, and on Setapp. For macOS 11 or later.
Which to Pick
- For GlassWire's data-limit alerts on a hotspot, TripMode is the closest match.
- For free blocking of outgoing connections, LuLu.
- For graphs of what each app and the services inside it are using, free, and an AI guard and rules when you want them, FlowSense.
Sources
- GlassWire: download page
- GlassWire: features
- GlassWire: Free and Premium
- Little Snitch
- LuLu
- Radio Silence
- TripMode
- TripMode on the Mac App Store
GlassWire, Little Snitch, LuLu, Radio Silence and TripMode are trademarks of their owners. FlowSense is not affiliated with any of them.