Terms of Service

Blocker is a macOS application that prevents your Mac from connecting to the websites you choose, and from running the apps you choose. For sites, it runs a small proxy on your Mac, on the loopback address 127.0.0.1 (reachable only from your own machine), and configures macOS’s built-in network proxy settings so that outgoing HTTP and HTTPS connections from your Mac pass through it. For each connection, Blocker checks the destination hostname against your blocklist: if it matches, the connection is dropped; otherwise it is forwarded to the original server unchanged. HTTPS traffic is not decrypted; only the destination is visible to the proxy.

For app blocking, Blocker runs a small helper that watches which apps are launching, using macOS’s public NSWorkspace APIs. When an app you’ve added to the blocklist tries to open, the helper hides it and closes it. The helper matches apps by their bundle identifier and only reads what macOS already exposes about running apps; it doesn’t observe what you do inside an app and doesn’t send anything off your Mac.

There is no setup. Blocker doesn’t ask for your administrator password and doesn’t install a system extension. The only permission it may request is notifications, so it can let you know when a schedule starts or ends; you can decline and the app still works. Your previous network settings are saved locally and restored when you stop blocking or quit the app. Both the proxy and the app run locally on your Mac. Nothing about you or your blocklist is sent to us.

Blocker is a paid app with a 7-day free trial. During the trial you have full access to every feature. When the trial ends, the app stops blocking until you buy a licence. No charge is made until you choose to buy.

When you buy Blocker we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide licence to install and use the app on Macs you own or control, for personal or internal business use, for as long as the version you bought continues to work. The licence covers free updates within that version line. You don’t buy the software itself; we still own it.

You may not:

• Copy, redistribute, sell, sublicense, or rent the app.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble it, except where the law expressly allows.
• Remove or alter copyright, trade-mark, or attribution notices.
• Use the app to do anything illegal, or to circumvent another person’s controls without their consent.

We sell the paid version through Polar, our merchant of record. Polar processes the payment, charges any applicable VAT or sales tax, sends you the receipt, and appears as the seller on your bank or card statement. Polar’s terms and privacy policy apply to the transaction itself; these terms govern your use of the software once you’ve received your licence.

If something is wrong, write to support@getblocker.app within 14 days of purchase and we’ll refund you. Refunds are processed back through Polar to the original payment method. Statutory refund rights you may have under your local consumer law are not affected by this policy.

We may release updates from time to time. Updates can add, change, or remove features. We’re not obligated to keep any particular feature, but we won’t take away the core blocking behaviour you paid for in the version line you bought.

Blocker has no accounts, no analytics, and no servers. Your blocklist and schedules stay on your Mac. See the Privacy Policy for the full picture.

Blocker is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don’t guarantee that the app will block every page on every site, that every Mac app behaves the same way under blocking, or that it can’t be circumvented. The FAQ describes the known trade-offs.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for anything related to Blocker is limited to the amount you paid us for it in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, lost profits, or lost data. Nothing here limits liability for death, personal injury, fraud, or any other liability that can’t be excluded under applicable law.

You can stop using Blocker and uninstall it at any time. We may terminate your licence if you materially breach these terms (for example, by redistributing the app). On termination you must stop using Blocker and delete your copies. Sections 4, 9, 10, and 12 survive termination.

These terms are governed by the laws of France. Disputes will be brought before the competent courts of Paris, France, except where a different forum is required by mandatory consumer-protection rules in the country where you live.

We may update these terms when the app changes or the law does. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the current version. If we make material changes we’ll note them on this page; continuing to use Blocker after that date means you accept the new terms.

Questions or notices: support@getblocker.app.