https://github.com/tnodir/fort

Fort Firewall for Windows
https://github.com/tnodir/fort

bandwidth-limiting firewall windows

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Fort Firewall for Windows

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tnodir/fort
• Owner: tnodir
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2014-12-30T10:55:46.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-11T14:44:13.000Z (25 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-12T05:59:46.884Z (24 days ago)
• Topics: bandwidth-limiting, firewall, windows
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 24.6 MB
• Stars: 2,010
• Watchers: 37
• Forks: 150
• Open Issues: 39
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: ChangeLog
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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Fort is an effective firewall designed for Windows 7 and later versions, offering both simplicity and robustness.

![Screenshot-v3.10.6](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/assets/77551811/53e25cb0-a296-46d9-8321-3fb0aae77b7f)

## Features

  - Flexible network rules per application or global by addresses, ports, protocols etc

  - Wildcards in application path names

  - Filter by `SvcHost.exe` service names

  - Speed limit application groups

  - Blocklists via "Zones"

  - Saves traffic statistics

  - Graphical display of the bandwidth

  - Has its own kernel driver based on the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP)

## [System Requirements](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/User-Guide#system-requirements)

  - Install latest [Visual C++ redistributable packages](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#latest-microsoft-visual-c-redistributable-version): [x64](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe), [x86](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe), [ARM64](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.arm64.exe)

  - Disable [HVCI (Core Isolation: Memory Integrity)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/discussions/40) on Windows 10+

### Which installer should I download?

 **Windows 10 1809** or newer: | [![x86_64@latest](https://img.shields.io/badge/x86_64-green?label=...-x86_64.exe)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/releases/latest)

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 **Windows 7** or newer:       | [![x86@latest](https://img.shields.io/badge/x86-green?label=...-x86.exe)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/releases/latest)

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## Wiki

  - [User Guide](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/User-Guide)

  - [Functionality overview](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/Functionality-overview)

  - [Rules](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/Rules)

  - [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/FAQ)

  - [Building](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/Building)

## Support

  - ⭐ Star it on GitHub, ❤ Rate on [AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/software/fort-firewall/about/)

  - 🐞 [Report bugs](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/issues), ⚡ [Discuss ideas](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/discussions)

### Sponsoring

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