Alternatives

Products that do what Script to set up pi-hole style blocking on your MacBook does

1. 1MU
   My user-friendly outbound firewall for Mac▲77

   2011 · radiosilenceapp.com

2. 2
   PiBar for macOS▲86

   Manage your Pi-hole(s) from your macOS menu bar

   2020

3. 3IC
   Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac▲67

   2019 · emporter.app

4. 4BS
   Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros▲219

   2016 · blink.sh

5. 5AA
   Autumn – A macOS window manager for (Type|Java)Script hackers▲75

   2018 · sephware.com

6. 6PA
   Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript▲153

   2020 · github.com

7. 7MN
   My network connection monitor for Mac▲146

   2011 · radiosilenceapp.com

8. 8
   Near Lock▲118

   A new way to lock your Mac. Just walk away.

   2015

9. 9AN
   A native Upspin file browser for macOS▲13

   2017 · github.com

10. 10CA
    Capture a screen area in OS X and automatically pin it▲59

    2013 · snappy-app.com

11. 11BT
    Block trackers system-wide on Linux/Windows, a Pi-hole “to go” alt▲6

    2020 · github.com

12. 12MM
    MouseLocker (macOS)▲6

    2023 · apps.apple.com

13. 13CU
    Completely unofficial (and open source) Path client for OS X▲42

    2012 · journeyformac.com

14. 14
    HeimWall▲34

    Catch secrets before they leak into Cursor & Claude

    Jul 2026 · heimwall.ai

15. 15PP
    Potatso – Proxy tool on iOS▲50

    2017 · itunes.apple.com

16. 16LM
    Legacy Mac Proxy▲14

    2021 · jonathanalland.com

17. 17PA
    Pibow (a case for your Raspberry Pi)▲27

    2012 · pibow.com

18. 18FN
    Finite – NixOS Flake for Pi-Hole and Unbound on Raspberry Pi▲5

    Jan 2026 · github.com

19. 19BM
    BeardedSpice: Mac Media Keys for the Masses▲15

    2014 · beardedspice.com

20. 20LO
    Lockpaw One hotkey to cover your Mac screen without putting it to sleep▲7

    Mar 2026 · github.com

21. 21RP
    Raspberry Pi WiFi extender/router/ad-blocker to filter all DNS traffic▲13

    2020 · unop.uk

22. 22CA
    Chomper – An Internet Blocker for Linux▲24

    2018 · github.com

23. 23SL
    Secure Linux Apps on the Mac Desktop Through Docker▲21

    2016 · blog.alexellis.io

24. 24BA
    Breaktime – A CLI timer forcing you to take breaks by locking your Mac▲15

    2015 · github.com

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