Notifications

Little Snitch notifies you about various events via macOS User Notifications. These settings give you fine control over which notifications to show and which to suppress.

• Enable “Play Sound” Rules — Whether play a sound when a sound rule matches.
• Enable “Show Notification” Rules — Whether to show a notification when a notification rule matches.
• Automatic Profile Switching — Whether to notify when the current profile was changed automatically.
• Blocklist or Rule Group Updates — Whether to notify on successful updates of blocklists and remote rule groups.
• Failed Blocklist or Rule Group Updates — Whether to notify on failed updates of blocklists and remote rule groups.
• Silent Mode Connections — Whether to notify when a new blue rule management button (see Silent mode) appears in Network Monitor.
• Connection Alert Timeout — Whether to notify when an alert is automatically confirmed after timeout.
• Denied Connections during macOS Update — Little Snitch cannot show connection alerts during a macOS update. It therefore denies all connections not covered by a rule — and notifies if enabled.
• Ignored Simulated User Input — Little Snitch prevents remote control via assistive technologies for security reasons (can be disabled in security settings). In order to give a hint why an assistive technology failed, a notification is shown. Can be disabled with this setting.

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