Radio Silence
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Radio Silence, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Radio Silence's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $9, paid once | For a single user · Multiple installs allowed · One-time purchase; no subscription required |
| Team | $49, paid once | For your entire team · No seat limit · One-time purchase; no subscription required |
The facts
Each one read from Radio Silence's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application rules
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- macOSchecked 22 Sep 2026
What it does
- Automatic blocking
- Child processes of blocked apps are automatically blocked too.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Background processes
- The monitor can reveal helper apps, background processes, daemons, and XPC services that make connections.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Radio Silence 3 requires macOS 10.15 or newer and supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Connection alerts
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Licensing
- A personal license can be installed on all of the purchaser's computers and is not tied to one computer.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Live monitoring
- Its network monitor shows connections made by apps and processes in real time.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Local access
- Blocked apps cannot access the network but can still talk to local processes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Outbound control
- basicchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Payments
- App sales are handled by FastSpring, and payment information does not touch Radio Silence's servers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The app does not send personal data or usage statistics to the developer.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Radio Silence is a firewall and network monitor for Mac that lets users block apps from accessing the internet.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Refund guarantee
- The maker offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Rule direction
- outboundchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Runs in background
- The firewall starts automatically with the Mac and remains active when the app window is closed.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker provides installation and troubleshooting guides in its documentation.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The maker says updates have always been free.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Free trial
- The downloadable installer includes a free 24-hour trial with the full application's features.checked 7 Oct 2026
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