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Settings

All of Excubia's settings: profile, mode and protection, alerts and timeout, log, encrypted DNS, notifications, menu bar, appearance, language, network filter and data.

Settings are on the Settings page in the sidebar.

Profile

Standard (default) or Expert: see Modes and profiles.

Protection

SettingValues
ModeAsk (default), Allow silently, Block silently, Block everything
Expert only: Allow Apple software, Allow signed apps, Check incoming connections, Allow macOS components, Allow Mac App Store appsonly the first is on at first

Alerts

SettingValues
Close unanswered alertsNever (default), 30 seconds, 1, 2 or 5 minutes
Then (with a timeout)Block (default) or Allow, for that connection only
Keep connection logUntil restart (default), 1, 7 or 30 days
Block apps’ encrypted DNSoff
Notify blocked connectionsoff; the first time, macOS asks for notification permission

General

SettingValues
Open at loginExcubia starts at login in the menu bar
Menu barIcon (default), Speed, Graph
Keep Awake in the menuoff; turning it off stops a running session
AppearanceSystem, Light, Dark
LanguageSystem, English, Italiano; applies after Restart

Network filter

The filter’s Status, Open System Settings, Reinstall and Uninstall…: see Installing the filter.

Data

  • Rules: Import… and Export… as JSON.
  • Connection log: Clear.