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ufw vs Gufw: catalog facts
ufw	Gufw
Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL v3.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux, Command line	Linux
Short commands for allowing and denying ports Application profiles for common services	Manages ufw rules without the command line Uses PolicyKit for privileged actions
Command-line only Less expressive than writing netfilter rules directly	Linux only and depends on ufw being installed Small project with infrequent visible activity
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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