safing-web/index.html

---
layout: page
title: Portmaster - Application Firewall by Safing
redirect_from:
- /portmaster/
- /technology/
---

<header class="header-two-container mt-20">
  <div class="header-two-top">
    <h1 class="header-two-top-title" style="max-width: 900px;">
      Resist Network Surveillance
    </h1>
    <p class="header-two-top-desc" style="max-width: 750px;">
      Portmaster is a free and open-source application firewall. Monitor every network connection on your computer and set per-application rules for what to block.
    </p>
    <div class="flex space-x-8 items-center justify-center">
      <div class="space-x-8 items-center flex">
        <a href="https://www.heise.de/tests/Datenschutz-Firewall-Portmaster-im-Test-9611687.html" class="hover-scale-in cursor-pointer hover-grayscale-in"><img src="{{ site.img_url }}external/heise_online.svg" style="height: 40px;"></a>
        <a href="{{ site.seen_techlore_url }}" class="hover-scale-in cursor-pointer hover-grayscale-in"><img src="{{ site.img_url }}external/techlore.png"></a>
      </div>
      <div class="hidden lg:block">
        {% include download_button.html unique_id="1" %}
      </div>
      <a href="{{ site.seen_itsfoss_url }}" class="hover-scale-in cursor-pointer hover-grayscale-in"><img src="{{ site.img_url }}external/itsfoss.png"></a>
      <div class="space-x-8 items-center flex">
        <a href="{{ site.seen_ghacks_url }}" class="hover-scale-in cursor-pointer hover-grayscale-in"><img src="{{ site.img_url }}external/ghacks.png"></a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="flex space-x-2 max-w-max mx-auto" style="margin-top: 10px;">
      <div class="flex items-center" style="margin-left: -19px;">
        <div class="flex items-center">
          <span class="block">Version:</span>
          <span style="color:white; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px">{{ site.portmaster_version }} </span>
        </div>
        <div class="flex items-center">
          <span class="block">Github Stars:</span>
          <img src="{{ site.img_shields_io_stars_url }}" style="filter: invert(1); width: 70px; height: 38px; margin-left: -8px;">
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="header-two-bottom" style="margin-top: 2rem; position: relative;">
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        </svg>
        <span style="font-size: 2.25rem; font-weight: 700; color: white; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Portmaster</span>
      </div>
      <div class="element-x-center max-w-max mx-auto">
          <video muted loop autoplay width="auto" height="auto" poster="{{ site.assets_url }}img/page-specific/landing/portmaster-thumbnail.png">
              <source src="{{ site.assets_server_url }}video/landing_page/portmaster_tour.webm" type="video/webm" style="object-fit: cover; border-radius: 12px;">
         </video>
      </div>
  </div>
  <div class="header-bg">
    <div class="wave-container" style="z-index: -1; bottom: unset; top: 440px; opacity: .45;">
        <div class="wave-background" style="background-image: url({{ site.img_url }}page-specific/landing/landing-wave.svg); height: 195px; position: unset;"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</header>
<section class="general-layout">
  <div class="showcase-one-container-reverse">
    <div class="showcase-one-left" style="max-width: 1150px;">
      <img src="{{ site.img_url }}page-specific/portmaster/monitor-network-activity.png" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="showcase-one-right">
        <h2 class="showcase-one-right-title" style="max-width: 350px;">
          Monitor All Network Activity
        </h2>
        <p class="showcase-one-right-desc">
          See every network connection your applications make in real time. Identify unexpected or unwanted connections and block them individually or by rule.
        </p>
        <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.features_url }}">Discover More features</a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="showcase-one-container">
    <div class="showcase-one-left" style="max-width: 850px;">
      <img src="{{ site.img_url }}page-specific/portmaster/block-trackers-system-wide.png" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="showcase-one-right">
        <h2 class="showcase-one-right-title" style="max-width: 450px;">
            Block Trackers System-Wide
        </h2>
        <p class="showcase-one-right-desc">
          Block ads and trackers at the DNS level across all applications, not just your browser. Add custom rules or block specific domains as needed.
        </p>
        <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.features_url }}">Discover More features</a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="showcase-one-container-reverse">
    <div class="showcase-one-left" style="max-width: 950px;">
      <img src="{{ site.img_url }}page-specific/portmaster/set-global-and-per-app-configuration.png" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="showcase-one-right">
        <h2 class="showcase-one-right-title" style="max-width: 350px;">
            Set Global & per‑App Settings
        </h2>
        <p class="showcase-one-right-desc">
          Make your own rules. Completely cut off applications from the internet, block specific connection types, or restrict connections to certain countries per app or globally.
        </p>
        <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.features_url }}">Discover More features</a>
    </div>
  </div>

  {% include download_container.html %}

  <div class="blogpod-container">
      <div class="blogpod-container-top">
          <span class="blogpod-container-top-bg-title" style="margin-top: -6rem; opacity: 0.11;">Follow Us</span>
          <h2 class="blogpod-container-top-title">
              Blog, Podcast &amp; Videos
          </h2>
          <div class="col-container-center pt-5 md:pt-0  w-full md:w-max text-center md:text-left">
            <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.blog_url }}">Blogs</a>
            <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.podcast_url }}">Podcast</a>
            <a class="btn-secondary" href="{{ site.video_url }}">Videos</a>
          </div>
      </div>

      <div class="blogpod-container-bottom">
          {% assign all_publications = site.publications | where_exp:"item",
"item.hide_from_features != true" | sort: "date" | reverse %}
          {% for publication in all_publications limit: 6 %}
            {% if publication.category == "blog" %}
              {% assign post = publication %}
              {% include thumbnail_blog.html pre_header="BLOG" %}
            {% elsif publication.category == "video" %}
              {% assign video = publication %}
              {% include thumbnail_video.html pre_header="VIDEO" %}
            {% elsif publication.category == "podcast" %}
              {% assign episode = publication %}
              {% include thumbnail_podcast.html pre_header="PODCAST" %}
            {% endif %}
          {% endfor %}
      </div>

  </div>
</section>