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24 alternatives to Proxy.app

Web Interception Proxy For Mac OS X

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Proxy.app launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Proxy.app▲68

   An app to proxy your network connections, native for OS X

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Proxyman▲196

   An modern and intuitive HTTP debugging proxy

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Intercept▲7

   OS X proxy and TLS interception to inspect network traffic

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Proxie▲3

   HTTP Debugging Proxy for Mac

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Surge▲97

   Advanced web debugging proxy for Mac & iOS

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   1Blocker for Mac▲162

   The best Safari content blocker for Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Focus▲221

   A Mac app to block distracting websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   HTTP Catcher▲81

   Web debugging proxy for iOS

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Charles Web Debugging Proxy▲6

   HTTP(S) proxy that enables a developer to inspect traffic

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10MP
    MacProxy Plus – Surf the Modern Web on Vintage Computers▲84

    I created an enhanced fork of the popular MacProxy project called MacProxy Plus, which makes it possible to browse the modern web on vintage hardware. You run MPP on a machine on your local network and configure the Mac (or other vintage computer) to use it as a proxy server. MPP converts HTTPS to HTTP, strips out CSS, JavaScript, and other tags the Mac's browser doesn't recognize, then serves super-simplified HTML that actually loads pretty fast on the nearly 40 year old machine. Custom handling is enabled by "extensions" (individual python scripts) which intercept requests for given…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11LM
    Legacy Mac Proxy▲14

    2021 · jonathanalland.com · its alternatives →

12. 12PP
    Potatso – Proxy tool on iOS▲50

    2017 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Traceptor▲4

    HTTP/HTTPS PROXY · DEBUGGER for MacOS

    Jul 2026 · traceptor.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WebShell▲207

    Bundle web app to OS X app without coding

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sandwich Proxy▲3

    Native macos https proxy for devs and redteamers

    Dec 2025 · 7co.cc · its alternatives →

16. 16
    AdGuard 2.0 for Mac▲67

    More privacy, better filtering

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MacGap▲166

    Build native OS X apps with web technologies

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Proxy▲268

    Access the office effortlessly, using your phone

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    RerouteMe▲87

    One-click macOS proxy configuration

    2023 · naden.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cloak for Teams▲112

    Super-simple VPN for Mac, iPhone & iPad

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21BA
    Broxy – An HTTP/HTTPS intercept proxy written in Go▲106

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    FireWally▲156

    A free Mac firewall powered by Apple Intelligence

    Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Gertrude▲80

    Rethinking parental controls for macOS

    2023 · gertrude.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    1Blocker for Mac 3.0▲123

    Block unwanted content in Safari

    2019 · its alternatives →

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