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  <span>Portmaster is Alpha Software - expect hiccups here and there</span>
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        Control Your Computer, <span class="text-safing-blue-600">Get Peace of Mind</span>
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        Portmaster is a free and open-source application that puts
        you back in charge over all your computer's network
        connections.
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        <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.download_windows_url }}"><i class="icon-windows text-md mr-2"></i>Windows 10 + 11</a>
        <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.docs_install_linux_url }}#installers"><i class="icon-ubuntu text-md mr-2"></i>Ubuntu</a>
        <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.docs_install_linux_url }}#installers"><i class="icon-fedora text-md mr-2"></i>Fedora</a>
        <a disabled class="btn"><i class="icon-mac text-md mr-2"></i>Macos (Not supported)</a>
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          View guide and status for <a class="link-primary" href="{{ site.docs_install_windows_url }}">Windows 7, 8</a> or <a class="link-primary" href="{{ site.docs_install_linux_url }}">other Linux 2.4+ distributions</a>. View installer <a class="link-primary" href="{{ site.github_url }}/checksums/">checksums</a>.
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        Explore All Portmaster Features
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          With Portmaster's great defaults your privacy improves without any effort. And if you want to configure and control everything down to the last detail - Portmaster has you covered too!
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    <div class="showcase-one-container-reverse" id="monitor-all-network-activity">
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              <span>Alpha Software: Portmaster is in active development</span>
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            <h2 class="showcase-one-right-title" style="max-width: 350px;">
              Monitor All Network Activity
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            <p class="showcase-one-right-desc">
              Discover everything that is happening on your computer. Expose every
              connection your applications make and detect evil ones. Finally get
              the power to act accordingly.
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        <img src="{{ site.img_url }}page-specific/portmaster/block-trackers-system-wide.png" alt="">
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          <div class="alert-tiny w-max pr-6 bg-safing-blue-600 ml-0 md:mx-auto">
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            <span>Alpha Software: Portmaster is in active development</span>
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          <h2 class="showcase-one-right-title" style="max-width: 410px;">
            Auto-Block Trackers & Malware
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          <p class="showcase-one-right-desc">
            Block ads, trackers and malware hosts system-wide. Portmaster does this by default and uses trusted filter lists,
            which are also used by Ad-Blockers, etc. Easily change the defaults to fit
            your needs.
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          <span>Alpha Software: Portmaster is in active development</span>
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          Secure Your DNS by Default
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        <p class="showcase-one-right-desc">
          Even with invasive connections gone, you do not want to share your dns requests
          out in the open. With Portmaster, all your DNS queries are automatically secured and re-routed to a DNS-over-TLS provider of your choice.
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  <div class="showcase-one-container" id="explore-docs-and-source-code">
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      <img src="{{ site.img_url }}page-specific/portmaster/explore-the-docs-and-source-code.png" alt="">
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        <div class="alert-tiny w-max pr-6 bg-safing-blue-600 ml-0 md:mx-auto">
          <i class="icon-info text-md"></i>
          <span>Alpha Software: Portmaster is in active development</span>
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        <h2 class="showcase-one-right-title" style="max-width: 350px;">
          Explore the Docs and Source Code
        </h2>
        <p class="showcase-one-right-desc">
          In the age of Mass Surveillance, what good is a service when you cannot see what
          it is really doing? We believe in open source. We also document everything
          as good as we can.
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          <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.docs_url }}">Checkout the docs</a>
          <a class="btn-tertiary hover-opacity-out" href="{{ site.github_url }}/portmaster"><i class="icon-github text-md mr-2"></i>Inspect source code</a>
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      <img src="{{ site.img_url }}page-specific/portmaster/manually-allow-ord-block-connections.png" alt="">
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        <div class="alert-tiny w-max pr-6 bg-safing-blue-600 ml-0 md:mx-auto">
          <i class="icon-info text-md"></i>
          <span>Alpha Software: Portmaster is in active development</span>
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        <h2 class="showcase-one-right-title" style="max-width: 340px;">
          Create Your Own Rules
        </h2>
        <p class="showcase-one-right-desc">
          Portmaster has great defaults - but one shoe does not fit all. Customize and configure Portmaster's powerful settings to fit your needs and threat model.
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          <span>Alpha Software: Portmaster is in active development</span>
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          Configure Settings for Different Networks
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          The Wi-Fi in your local coffee shop is riskier than yours at home. Set up your
          settings for different networks and then simply press a button when changing
          location. All settings will adjust immediately
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            <span>Alpha Software: Portmaster is in active development</span>
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              Set Global & per‑App Settings
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          <p class="showcase-one-right-desc">
            Easily cut off applications from the
            Internet. Or block all p2p connections globally but allow them for certain apps.
            Or never connect to specific countries. Portmaster has you covered.
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        Download
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        <span>Portmaster is Alpha Software, treat as such; expect bugs here and there. Early Adopters welcome.</span>
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      <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.docs_install_linux_url }}#installers"><i class="icon-ubuntu text-md mr-2"></i>Ubuntu</a>
      <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.docs_install_linux_url }}#installers"><i class="icon-fedora text-md mr-2"></i>Fedora</a>
      <a disabled class="btn"><i class="icon-mac text-md mr-2"></i>Macos (Not supported)</a>
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        View guide and status for <a class="link-primary" href="{{ site.docs_install_windows_url }}">Windows 7, 8</a> or <a class="link-primary" href="{{ site.docs_install_linux_url }}">other Linux 2.4+ distributions</a>. View installer <a class="link-primary" href="{{ site.github_url }}/checksums/">checksums</a>.
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            FAQ
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        <p class="faq-container-top-desc">
            You have a question? We answered some already, but you
            can always contact us at <a class="link-primary" href="mailto:hello@safing.io">hello@safing.io</a>
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