About
macOS features one of the best network firewalls available: PF (Packet Filter).The goal of Murus is to unlock its full potential.Thanks to a simple and intuitive icon-based, drag-and-drop interface, visual layers of abstraction, and a user-friendly view of the PF firewall, it serves as a simple yet effective tool for protecting your Mac and network.
Designed with ease of use in mind—yet packed with advanced options and monitoring tools—Murus is ideal for everyone: from the average user to the seasoned UNIX guru or system administrator, and even for educational purposes.
Configure and launch the PF firewall with a single click using built-in presets, utilize the Murus graphical rule set editor, or craft fully customized rule sets using the advanced rule editor.
The Murus Pro Bundle includes Vallum, an application-layer firewall.This grants you complete control over your Mac at both the application and network levels.
Optimized and User-Friendly
Forget everything you know about the command line.Murus offers you access to advanced proactive features—such as port knocking and an adaptive firewall—with just a single click.The powerful logging ecosystem provided by Murus and its companion app, PF Log Reader, offers users a fully customizable logging policy, a real-time graphical view of PF logs and statistics, and a user-definable notification system.Share your Internet connection while defining access restrictions and accounting rules for each client, or expose local network services to the Internet via port forwarding.Everything is accomplished simply using icons, checkboxes, and buttons.And it is all built exclusively upon the features and tools already embedded within macOS.