Bring Sanity to your Mac's Network

It's insane that your Mac is spying on you — hundreds of trackers running in the background. SaneHosts blocks them all. 200+ curated blocklists. One-click protection.

Provably private 💵 No subscription 🛠️ Actively maintained

Download — $5

Pick. Click. Protected.

Choose a protection level. Hit activate. SaneHosts handles the rest.

SaneHosts App - pick a protection level and activate with one click

Locked with Touch ID

Your protections are locked behind your fingerprint. Nobody can disable them without you.

SaneHosts Touch ID - biometric protection for your network settings

Make It Yours

Custom profiles. Hand-picked blocklists from security researchers. Merge protection levels or build from scratch.

SaneHosts More Options - custom profiles, templates, and merging

SaneHosts Import Blocklists - choose from curated security researcher lists

Pick Your Protection Level

Five curated levels. Each bundles the right blocklists for your needs. Choose one and go.

Level	What It Blocks	Entries
Essentials Just make it work	Ads, trackers, and malware — safe for everyone	~170K
Family Safe Protect the kids	Essentials + adult content and gambling sites	~400K
Focus Mode Get stuff done	Family Safe + social media distractions	~580K
Privacy Shield Stop watching me	Focus Mode + telemetry and advanced trackers	~600K
Kitchen Sink Block everything we can	Maximum protection — blocks everything we can	~700K

Everything You Need, Nothing You Don't

200+ curated blocklists from Steven Black, Hagezi, AdGuard, and more.

One-Click Setup

Pick a protection level. Click activate. Done. No Terminal, no commands, no manual editing.

System-Wide Protection

Every app, not just browsers. Safari, Chrome, Slack, games — all protected at the system level.

100% On-Device

Your data stays on your Mac. No cloud. No accounts. No analytics. Network only when you choose to import.

Multiple Profiles

Create profiles for different contexts — work, family, focus. Switch instantly from the menu bar.

Automatic DNS Flush

DNS cache cleared automatically when you activate or switch profiles. Changes take effect immediately.

Touch ID Protected

Settings are locked behind your fingerprint. Nobody — not your kids, not your coworker — can disable your protections without Touch ID.

Why SaneHosts?

No VPN. No cloud. No subscription. Just your Mac's built-in hosts file, made usable.

	SaneHosts	Browser Extensions	VPN Blockers
Works in all apps	✓	✗	✓
100% on-device	✓	✗	✗
No subscription	✓	✓	✗
No speed impact	✓	✓	✗
Touch ID protected	✓	✗	✗
Open source	✓	Some	✗