WinSight

Spec sheet

Purpose

WinSight is a free, open-source suite of Windows security tools for visibility and control over system activity.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Intended users

The maker describes WinSight as Windows counterparts to Objective-See's small, single-purpose, open-source security tools for macOS.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Supported platforms

Windows 10/11Read 22 Sep 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Privacy

The application has no telemetry, analytics, or account; its only outbound connection is an optional, user-initiated VirusTotal hash lookup, disabled by default and requiring the user's API key.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Support

The FAQ directs users with other questions to open an issue on GitHub and security issues to private GitHub vulnerability reporting.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Application rules

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Connection alerts

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Firewall

The per-application firewall uses Windows Filtering Platform and stays in audit-only mode until an elevated operator arms enforcement.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Install requirements

The default install is per-user, requires no administrator rights, and needs no .NET runtime; the optional firewall service is installed separately.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Interfaces

WinSight offers a desktop and tray dashboard, a command-line interface with 28 verbs, and a local read-only MCP server for compatible AI clients.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Languages

The dashboard is available in English, French, and Spanish.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Outbound control

advancedRead 22 Sep 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Ransomware detection

The opt-in ransomware feature uses decoy files and rename, delete-burst, and entropy-on-write heuristics to alert; it does not block ransomware.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Release verification

Each release provides SHA-256 checksums, an SBOM, and GitHub build provenance, while released binaries are not yet Authenticode-signed.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Rule direction

outboundRead 22 Sep 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Security limits

WinSight is not antivirus or EDR and does not guarantee detection of kernel rootkits, memory-only implants, or every persistence technique.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Supported systems

WinSight supports Windows 11 and Windows 10 22H2 (build 19045 or later) on x64 and Arm64; 32-bit Windows is unsupported.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Tools

Its eight tools cover persistence scanning, outbound firewall, startup alerts, ransomware detection, camera and microphone monitoring, connections and DNS, signature verification, and hijack scanning.Read 8 Oct 2026 · winsight.edeveloppe.com

Plans and prices

Every WinSight plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Firewall Software#63 of 807.5