Fort Firewall is a standalone firewall application for Windows that provides network filtering and bandwidth control at the application level.
The tool addresses the need for granular network access control on Windows systems. It operates as an independent firewall with its own kernel driver, allowing users to define flexible rules per application or globally by addresses, ports, and protocols. The firewall can filter traffic based on parent processes and service names within SvcHost.exe, supports wildcards in application paths, and includes blocklist functionality through a "Zones" feature. It also tracks and displays bandwidth usage graphically and allows speed limiting for application groups.
Fort suits users who need fine-grained control over which applications can access the network and want to monitor bandwidth consumption. It works on Windows 7 and later, though Windows 10 1809 or newer is recommended for the x64 build. The tool requires disabling HVCI (Core Isolation: Memory Integrity) on Windows 10 and later systems and depends on Visual C++ redistributable packages. Anyone considering adoption should verify these system requirements before installation, particularly the HVCI setting which may affect system security posture.
The project shows consistent maintenance with regular bug reports being addressed and discussions actively facilitated. The codebase undergoes static analysis review to maintain code quality standards. Development activity demonstrates responsiveness to user feedback through both issue tracking and community discussion channels.
