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LaneBuddy

Your Mac, in its lane.

Ads, trackers, and known threats stop at the very first step, the name lookup. For every app on your Mac, with one switch.

Get notified at launch See 101 reasons
Passed 0 Stopped 0

Coming to the Mac App Store

Protection that starts
before the page does.

Every website, app, and updater asks for a name before it connects. LaneBuddy answers that question first. Ads, trackers, and threats on its lists get no answer, so they never load.

The LaneBuddy Overview: answered and blocked lookups, recent events with the list that blocked each tracker, and the protection level

Everything you need.
Free.

The free version already blocks ads, trackers, and dangerous sites for every app. No trial clock, no account.

Blocking

Every app. One switch.

Safari, Chrome, Mail, games, and the helpers that run in the background. Nothing to install per browser.

All apps
Lists

Fresh every six hours.

HaGeZi lists refresh on their own.

6 h
Strength

Pick your level.

Light, Pro, Pro++, or Ultimate.

4
Categories

Filters for the whole family.

Turn on exactly what you need.

Threat IntelligenceAdult contentGambling Social mediaPiracyURL shortenersEncrypted DNS bypass
Privacy

It all stays on your Mac.

Filtering and the DNS log live on your Mac. Allowed lookups are answered by Quad9, a nonprofit resolver in Switzerland.

Made for Mac

Apple's own DNS interface.

A Network Extension you approve once in System Settings. Sandboxed, universal, under 10 MB.

See everything

Know what your Mac
talks to.

Every lookup, answered or blocked, with the list that stopped it. Ranked by service, charted over time, searchable.

The DNS log: answered and blocked counts, latency, DNS over time, and the top names

Setup

Ready in three clicks.

Connect, then allow LaneBuddy DNS once in System Settings. LaneBuddy shows you exactly where, and notices on its own when you are done.

LaneBuddy's setup guide: open System Settings, click the info button next to LaneBuddy, turn on the Network Extension switch, and click Done

101 reasons.

And every single one is in the free version.

    Pricing

    Start free.
    Go Pro. Go Max.

    Subscribe monthly, or pay once and keep it. Bought through the Mac App Store.

    Free

    $0
    No time limit
    • DNS guard for every app
    • HaGeZi lists in four strengths
    • Threat Intelligence and category filters
    • Your own block and allow lists
    • DNS log, charts, and time usage
    • Backups and history you control

    All 101 reasons above.

    30 days free

    Pro

    $1.97 / month
    or $97 once, yours to keep
    • Everything in Free
    • Spielmodus: everything rests except the DNS guard
    • Program watch: starts, stops, and rules
    • Which app asked for which name
    • Stop a program from going online

    ◔ arrives with an update after launch.

    New

    Max

    $3.97 / month
    or $147 once, yours to keep
    • Everything in Pro
    • Every device on your home network, with alerts for new ones
    • Open connections and listening ports, per app
    • Intrusion alerts: ARP spoofing, port scans, rogue DNS
    • Threat-intel IP blocking
    • Network health report

    ◔ arrives with an update after launch. Max only looks at your own local network.

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