v1.0 · Windows · One-time $20

See what the web is trying to reach.

GateGlass turns hidden browser requests into readable decisions. Allow, deny, spoof, or remember what passes through — on your machine, on your terms.

No subscription No account required Local-first preferences
GateGlass approval needed 4 pending connected
312,408+
Public records
$20 · once
One-time purchase
Windows 10/11
Native PC app
0 subs
No subscription, ever
// How it works

Three readable moments between a page and a request.

Most browsers hide the network layer behind a padlock. GateGlass surfaces it as a sequence of small, calm decisions.

01 · CATCH

A request appears

Subresources, popups, redirects, beacons, analytics, ads. GateGlass intercepts before the request leaves your machine.

02 · LABEL

GateGlass labels it

Cross-referenced against the public database: known analytics, ad-tech, trackers, scam domains, phishing kits, suspicious redirects.

03 · DECIDE

You decide what happens

Allow, deny, spoof, or remember — by once, session, always, or per-site. Decisions are written to a local audit trail you can read.

// Features

Built for people who want to see what sites are doing.

No magic. No promises of perfect protection. A clear pane of glass between a page and the network — with memory.

M

Threat & ad-tech memory

Remembers what you allowed, denied, or spoofed — by tag, by origin, or by host site.

R

Automatic allow / deny rules

Turn a single decision into a rule. deny if tag = ads-incoming.

L

Threat-level based decisions

Per-tag risk thresholds. Low risk can pass quietly; medium prompts; high is denied by default.

S

Site-specific choices

What's denied on a forum can be allowed on your bank. Per-host preference graph.

C

Session cleanup

Optional teardown at session end: cookies, storage, service workers, and one-shot allows.

A

User-readable audit log

Plain-text, append-only. Open in Notepad. Grep it. Diff it. It's your file.

D

Public database

300k+ origins, with tags and severity. Inspectable, downloadable, no account required.

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Walkthroughs for new users

Step-by-step intro on first run. Explains every tag in your own words and pace.

// Public database

The app's knowledge, in the open.

Every origin GateGlass flags lives in a public, inspectable catalogue. No account. No device ID. Just a file you can read.

live mirror db.afterimage.works / latest.json
312,408 rows · 18.4MB
$gg-db query --severity >= medium --limit 8 --tail
domain tag severity source note
connected · sha256 a2f1…c84e latest.json privacy posture feature map
// Pricing

One price. Owned copy. No subscription.

You buy GateGlass once. You own the build you paid for. Updates ride on a public database that doesn't need your account.

GateGlass

For people who want to see.

A Windows browser that asks before it answers. Yours to keep.

$20USD · one time
  • Owned copy, no expiry
  • Windows 10 & 11 native build
  • Public database updates
  • Local preferences & audit log
  • Walkthroughs & reference manual
  • No subscription
  • No account required
  • No telemetry by default
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// Compared to what most people are used to

GateGlass Typical browser
Cost over 3 years$20 once$0 · ads
Shows third-party requestspromptedhidden
Account to usenousually
Local audit trailreadable filenone
Per-tag rulesyesno
Spoof responsesyesno
Public threat catalogue300k+ rowsinternal
Memory of choiceslocal-firstcloud
// Privacy

Local-first, by design — not by promise.

GateGlass is built around what it doesn't need from you. The database is public, so the app doesn't have to ask permission to know things.

No account gate

Install, run, decide. There is no sign-in step, no email capture, no “welcome to our ecosystem.” The app works offline against the bundled database.

No browsing history upload

Catalogue lookup happens locally against a snapshot. The pages you visit, the requests you allow or deny — none of it has to leave your machine to be classified.

Preferences live locally

Site-specific rules, remembered choices, the audit log: stored in %AppData%\GateGlass. Yours to back up, export, or delete.

Public database is inspectable

You don't have to trust our classifications. Read them, mirror them, diff them, fork them. Every flag is a row with a source.

// GateGlass helps you see — it doesn't promise perfect protection. We flag known origins, surface the unknown, and let you decide.

Stop guessing what your browser is doing on your behalf.