simplewall
The facts below are what the maker publishes about simplewall, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From simplewall's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| simplewall | Free | Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 (64-bit/ARM64) · administrator rights required |
The facts
Each one read from simplewall's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application rules
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- windowschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Windows Firewall
- simplewall works through WFP and does not act as a control interface for Windows Firewall; the project says the two work independently.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Windows support
- The listed requirements are Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, or 11, 64-bit or ARM64, and an SSE2-capable CPU.checked 4 Oct 2026
What it does
- Audience
- The project describes simplewall as intended for advanced users.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Blocklist
- An internal blocklist can block Windows spy and telemetry activity.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Connection alerts
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Default behavior
- The FAQ says simplewall blocks all applications by default.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The application is available as an installer or portable version and is less than one megabyte.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrity
- The project says its binaries have a GPG signature and provides the public key fingerprint in the README.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License and support
- The repository identifies the project as GPL-3.0 and lists [email protected] as its support contact.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Outbound control
- advancedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- simplewall is a tool for configuring the Windows Filtering Platform to control network activity on a computer.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Related support
- The feature list includes Windows Subsystem for Linux, Windows Store, Windows services, IPv6, and localization support.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Rule direction
- bothchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Rule persistence
- Rules can be permanent or temporary, with temporary rules reset after the next reboot.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Rules
- Its rules editor supports custom global rules and rules assigned to specific applications.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Traffic logs
- It can notify about and log dropped packets, and log allowed packets on Windows 8 and later.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Uninstall limitation
- Configured filters remain in the system after uninstalling and must be removed by starting simplewall and pressing “Disable filters.”checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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