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Short Answer

Open your Applications folder in Finder and move the Little Snitch Mini app to the trash.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not delete the app be any other means (via Terminal, removing it from Launchpad, using third party removal tools) because this won’t uninstall the apps’s system extension.

Long Answer

  • Open the Applications folder in Finder.

  • Select the Little Snitch Mini application.

  • Move it to the trash.

  • You will be notified that this also removes the contained system extension.

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  • The Little Snitch Mini network extension is still installed and running after deleting the app.

  • How can I check if Little Snitch Mini was successfully uninstalled?

If you have uninstalled the Little Snitch Mini app by removing it from Launchpad, deleting it via Terminal or by using third party software removal tools, the Little Snitch Mini network extension still remains installed and running.

If you inadvertently ran into this issue, you can do the following to resolve the problem:

  1. Re-install Little Snitch Mini from the Mac App Store.

  2. Open the Little Snitch Mini app.

  3. Open the Little Snitch Mini menu from the menu bar while holding down the Option key.

  4. Choose Deactivate Network Extension… from the menu.

  5. You will be asked for an administrator’s password to uninstall the system extension.

  6. After successful uninstallation of the system extension you can move the Little Snitch Mini app in Finder from the Applications folder to the trash.

  7. A dialog will appear, informing you that Little Snitch Mini is hosting system extensions and that they will be removed. Confirm this dialog with Continue.

  • Open the Activity Monitor app from your Applications > Utilities folder, or search and open this app using Spotlight.
  • Chose View > All Processes from the menu bar.
  • Enter “littlesnitchmini” in the search field.
  • The resulting list of processes should be empty. This indicates that Little Snitch Mini was successfully uninstalled.

You can cancel your Little Snitch Mini subscription in the App Store as follows:

  • From the Little Snitch Mini menu bar icon, go to Little Snitch Mini Settings > Premium and click Manage Subscriptions.
  • The App Store will open and you should see your active Little Snitch Mini subscription. Click the Edit link on the right side of this entry.
  • The Edit Subscription window will open and under Options you will find the Cancel Subscription button. Click this to make the cancellation final.

Unfortunately, no. We at Objective Development are long-time Mac developers and enthusiasts, and that’s why we carefully developed Little Snitch Mini exclusively for macOS.

Yes, Little Snitch Mini works seamlessly with VPN Services.

Little Snitch Mini helps you block unwanted connections. Once you decide to block something, this decision remains valid in Little Snitch Mini whether your Mac connects to your company’s or home’s trusted network or to a public hotspot — even when using a VPN service. Thus, you will benefit from the advantages of both the VPN service and Little Snitch Mini at the same time.

You can set your location in the map by right-clicking somehwere on the map and selecting Automatically determine my location. In case Little Snitch Mini can’t determine your location using the macOS location services, e.g. due to permission issues, you can also select Set my location here to manually set your location on the map.

Unfortunately, this is not possible.

No, sorry, this is currently not possible.

This is a technical limitation of Apple Maps, the service that we are using for showing the map in Little Snitch Mini.

Click the Little Snitch Mini menu bar icon and select Disable Connection Blocking. Alternatively, you can disable connection blocking in the Little Snitch Mini app settings: Little Snitch Mini > Settings > General. Any network traffic will then be allowed, just as if Little Snitch Mini was not installed.

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