---
name: "firetools"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "firetools"
version: "0.9.72-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/firetools"
---

# firetools(1)

Graphical tools collection for Firejail security sandbox

## NAME

Firetools - Graphical tools collection for Firejail security sandbox

## SYNOPSIS

firetools \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Firetools is a GUI application for Firejail. It offers a system tray launcher for sandboxed apps, sandbox editing, management, and statistics. The software package also includes a sandbox configuration wizard, firejail-ui.

The list of applications recognized automatically by Firetools is stored in /usr/lib/firetools/applist. To add more applications to the list drop a similar file in your home directory in ~/.config/firetools/uiapps.

## OPTIONS

- **--autostart**

  Configure firetools to run automatically in system tray when X11 session is started.

- **--debug**

  Print debug messages.

- **-?**, **--help**

  Print options end exit.

- **--version**

  Print software version and exit.

## CONFIGURATION

/usr/lib/firetools/uiapps file contains the default list of applications recognized by default. The user can add more applications by creating a simillar file in ~/.config/firetools/uiapps in user home directory. Each line describes an application as follows:

executable; description; icon; (optional) firejail command

Some examples:

inkscape;Inkscape SVG Editor;inkscape\
 calibre;eBook Reader;/usr/share/calibre/images/lt.png\
 mpv;MPV;mpv;firejail mpv --player-operation-mode=pseudo-gui\

## ABOUT FIREJAIL

Firejail is a SUID sandbox program that reduces the risk of security breaches by restricting the running environment of untrusted applications using Linux namespaces, seccomp-bpf and Linux capabilities. It allows a process and all its descendants to have their own private view of the globally shared kernel resources, such as the network stack, process table, mount table. Firejail can work in a SELinux or AppArmor environment, and it is integrated with Linux Control Groups.

## LICENSE

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

Homepage: http://firejail.wordpress.com

## SEE ALSO

[firejail(1)](/firejail/1.md), [firejail-ui(1)](/firejail-ui/1.md),