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Map Blocker
Free for personal use

Know where your PC connects.

Map Blocker draws the connections your PC makes on a live map of the world, names the program behind each one, and blocks the ones that have no business being there.

Version 1.0.3  ·  Windows 10 & 11, 64-bit  ·  14.2 MB  ·  no account

Free for personal use — the full application, at no cost.
Licensed for organizations — business, government and non-profit, from $19.99 per computer.
Map Blocker's world map with live connections drawn from this PC, beside the list of connections by program
Every connection drawn from your own location and coloured by traffic, with the program, address and data sent listed beside the map.
Every connection, on a mapPlotted by location the moment it is made.
Every connection, namedLinked to the program or service that opened it.
Blocked in one clickThrough Windows Firewall, by address, program or region.
Why it matters

Your PC talks to more of the world than you think

Most firewalls work silently in the background. Map Blocker shows you what is happening instead: connections plotted on a map, the programs behind them identified and the data counted. You see the whole picture, and you decide what to allow and what to block.

No hidden activity and no mystery connections — your PC, your rules.

The questions it answers

  • Which programs phone home? Every connection is linked to the application or service that opened it.
  • Why is my PC talking to that country? Connections to unexpected countries stand out on the map.
  • What is running in the background? Suspicious background processes are named, not hidden.
  • What is using my bandwidth? Data sent and received is counted for every connection and every program.
  • Can I stop it? Block an address, an application or a whole region with one click.
What it does

Take control of your network

See what your PC is really doing behind the scenes, then decide what it is allowed to do.

Connections on a world map

Every connection is plotted in real time with its geographic location, so you see at a glance where your PC is sending and receiving data.

Rogue traffic, identified

Spot unusual or unexpected processes making connections, and find out which applications send data to destinations you never chose.

Block addresses and applications

Block a single address, an entire application or a whole region directly through Windows Firewall, and be told when a blocked address keeps trying.

Daily activity

See where your PC connects day by day, which applications use the most bandwidth, and how it behaves when you are not looking.

Every process named

Each connection is linked to the application or service responsible, with the host name and the organization that owns the address.

Control, back in your hands

Stop wondering what happens in the background. Know what your PC does across the internet, and decide what it may do.

Everything in the box

Live monitoringLive packet capture shows connections as they happen.
Address locationAutomatic location lookup for every IP address.
Windows FirewallBlocks are applied as ordinary Windows Firewall rules.
Application blockingCut an entire application off from the network.
Offline location dataDownload the location databases for fast lookups on your own PC.
Traffic statisticsBytes sent and received for every connection.
Host and ownerReverse DNS and the network owner (ASN) of each address.
Window or browserRun it as a native window or in your web browser.
SortingBy traffic volume, country, application or recency.
Blocked-traffic alertsNotice when a blocked address still tries to connect.
System trayMinimize to the tray and keep monitoring in the background.
Light on memoryAn efficient design with automatic memory clean-up.
Licensing

Free for personal use.
Licensed for organizations.

Personal use is free. Businesses, government bodies and non-profits buy a license for the number of computers they need.

Home & personal

Free

No license key. No account.
  • The full application — map, blocking and statistics
  • Offline location databases
  • Native window or browser mode
  • No account and no sign-up
Download free for Windows
Business · Government · Non-profit

Organization license

A one-off license per computer.
  • Priced per seat, from $19.99
  • Volume pricing from eleven seats upward
  • An invoice issued with every order
  • License key issued as soon as payment completes
Buy a license →
Organization licenseSeatsPrice per seat
Small organization1 to 10$19.99
Medium-sized organization11 to 49$14.99
Large organization50 and over$9.99

Prices in US dollars.  ·  See license options and buy

Questions

Straight answers

Is it really free?
Yes, for personal use. Organizations — business, government and non-profit — buy a license per computer: $19.99 a seat for up to 10 seats, $14.99 from 11 to 49, and $9.99 from 50 upward.
Why does Windows warn me when I run the installer?
Map Blocker is independent software and its installer is not signed with a code-signing certificate, so Windows SmartScreen shows a warning. This is normal for independent software. Click More info, then Run anyway.
Does it need administrator rights?
Yes. Capturing network traffic uses the WinDivert packet driver, which Windows allows only with administrator approval.
Where do the locations come from?
Every address is looked up automatically. You can also download the location databases, after which most lookups are fast and made on your own computer.
What does blocking actually do?
It adds an ordinary Windows Firewall rule — for a single address, a whole application or a region — and Map Blocker tells you if a blocked address still tries to connect.
Do I need anything else installed?
The native window uses the Microsoft WebView2 Runtime. If it is not installed, Map Blocker offers to run in your web browser instead.
Does it send my data anywhere?
Your captured traffic, block lists and statistics stay on your computer and are not sent to us. Some lookups do leave it: addresses that the downloaded location databases do not cover (and every address until they are downloaded) go to public location services such as ip-api.com, partly over unencrypted HTTP; your own public address is checked with ipify, Amazon or ip-api.com; and map images come from OpenFreeMap. An organization’s copy also contacts our license server with its license key, a machine identifier, the computer name and the application version, and sends a weekly check-in while it is being evaluated. The privacy notice lists each one.
Can I see the source code?
Yes. The source code is available for review on request.
Free for personal use

Download Map Blocker

One setup file for Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. Install it, open the map, and see where your PC connects.

Version 1.0.3  ·  14.2 MB  ·  64-bit  ·  no account required

Operating systemWindows 10 or 11, 64-bit
Administrator approvalNeeded to capture network traffic
Native windowMicrosoft WebView2 Runtime, or use browser mode

The installer is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning. Click More info, then Run anyway.

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