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Review live upload and download rates, start protection, switch connection mode, reload rules, and open rules or history.
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Native macOS application firewall
See where every Mac app connects. Decide what gets through.
Shieldxy monitors outbound traffic by process, destination, transfer volume, and location. Inspect live activity, pause protection, reload rules, and choose an allow or block policy from a native Mac app.
macOS 14+ · Apple silicon and Intel · Network Extension · no checkout today
SHIELDXY AT A GLANCE
What Shieldxy shows and controls today
- Product type
- Native macOS application firewall
- Primary job
- Monitor and control outbound connections
- Evidence shown
- Process, destination, state, sent and received bytes
- Control surfaces
- Main window, menu bar, rules, and settings
- Availability
- Launch list open; checkout not available
PROCESS-LEVEL VISIBILITY
Follow a connection back to the process that opened it
A destination is only useful when you know what created it. Shieldxy groups recent network activity by process, shows the bundle identifier, expands captured destinations, and keeps transfer totals and connection state in the same view.
- Filter processes and destinations from one search field
- Review active state and bytes sent or received
- Inspect app helpers, system processes, browsers, and developer tools
GEOGRAPHIC ENDPOINT MAP
Turn a list of remote addresses into a map you can question
Map view connects active processes to resolvable remote locations. Use it to spot unexpected regions, compare destinations across apps, and return to the exact process behind a route.
MAC-NATIVE CONTROL SURFACES
Keep protection visible without keeping a dashboard open
The main window handles investigation. The menu bar handles quick status and control. Settings make the installed system extension and automatic-rule behavior inspectable.
PROTECTION SETTINGS
Know which extension is installed and which rules act automatically
See protection status, open System Settings, review the provider identifier, set startup behavior, and control automatic handling for Apple system binaries.
WHEN SHIELDXY EARNS ITS PLACE
Use cases for an outbound network monitor on macOS
Background traffic
Find helpers and system processes that connect when no window is open
Group connections by process, expand recent destinations, and compare their transfer totals before creating a rule.
Developer and AI tools
See network activity from browsers, coding tools, agents, and their helper processes
Identify the process and bundle ID first, then review its destinations instead of treating every connection as an anonymous IP.
Travel and new networks
Re-check where applications connect when the network context changes
Use the geographic map and recent activity window to inspect unfamiliar endpoints without leaving the application view.
Repeatable policy
Move from one-off investigation to explicit allow and block decisions
Pause protection when needed, reload rules after a change, and keep rules and history available from the menu bar.
HOW IT WORKS
From system flow to a decision you can explain
- 1
Install the Network Extension
macOS exposes the extension status and provider identity. Shieldxy links back to System Settings and its install guide.
- 2
Observe the originating process
Live flows are organized by process with destinations, recent activity, transfer totals, and active state kept together.
- 3
Apply and revisit policy
Choose the connection mode, maintain rules, and use history or the map when a decision needs more context.
LOCAL-FIRST BOUNDARY
Connection review belongs on the Mac generating the traffic
Shieldxy is designed around an on-device macOS Network Extension and native control surfaces. Processes, destinations, rules, history, and protection settings do not require a web dashboard.
SHIELDXY VS. ROCKXY
Firewall decisions and HTTP debugging are different jobs
Use Shieldxy to monitor and control outbound application connections. Use Rockxy when you need to capture, inspect, replay, diff, redact, or share HTTP debugging evidence.
PRICING PREVIEW
Founding-price targets, not an open checkout
Shieldxy is planned as a one-time purchase. These targets may change before launch; joining the list records interest only.
Founding Personal
1 Mac
$19 one-time target
One macOS activation with 12 months of updates and support.
Join launch listFounding Multi-Mac
2 Macs
$29 one-time target
Two macOS activations with 12 months of updates and support.
Join launch listFounding Lifetime
2 Macs
$59 one-time target
Two macOS activations with lifetime app updates.
Join launch listNo payment today. A launch-list registration does not reserve a license or guarantee final pricing.
FAQ
Shieldxy questions, answered directly
What is Shieldxy?
Shieldxy is a native macOS application firewall for observing and controlling outbound network connections by process and destination.
What network evidence does Shieldxy show?
It shows the process or application, bundle identifier, destination IP or domain when available, bytes sent and received, connection state, recent capture window, and mapped remote endpoints.
How does Shieldxy filter traffic on macOS?
Shieldxy uses a macOS Network Extension and exposes protection status, connection mode, rule reload, application controls, and automatic-rule settings in the native app.
Is Shieldxy available to buy now?
No. Shieldxy is collecting launch-list registrations. Joining records interest only and does not charge a card or guarantee final pricing.
How is Shieldxy different from Rockxy?
Shieldxy focuses on application-level outbound connection visibility and firewall decisions. Rockxy is the HTTP debugging proxy for capturing, inspecting, replaying, and comparing API traffic.
Make outbound traffic explain itself.
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