- List of some of the most important MacOS Daemons and processes. Especially useful for firewall rules (not an exhaustive list).
nsurlsessiond "icloud sync"
fseventsd "macos file system events"
WindowServer "macos windows"
DisplayLinkManager "macos driver"
configd "macos dynamic configuration"
displaypolicyd "macos process"
CommCenter "macos keychain"
kernel_task "macos kernel"
opendirectoryd "macos users, groups, etc"
mds "macos metadata server for spotlight"
diskmanagementd "mac os stuff"
airportd "macos wifi"
locationd "macos location daemon"
identityserviced "icloud facetime stuff"
launchservicesd "macos stuff"
crashpad_handler "macos crash reporting"
ReportCrash "macos crash reporting"
mdworker "macos spotlight worker"
DataDetectorsSourceAccess "macos stuff"
cloudd "macos icloud daemon"
rtcreportingd "macos home sharing"
gamed "macos game center"
ckkeyrolld "macos verifies encryption metadata"
fmfd "macos find my friends"
CalendarAgent "macos calendar"
AppleIDAuthAgent "macos"
apsd "apple push notifications"
photolibraryd "macos"
passd "macos"
akd "macos auth"
keyboardservicesd "clipboard"
assistantd "macos dictation"
commerce "macos music stuff"
touristd "macos new to mac guide"
timed "macos"
hidd "macos human interface device daemon"
UserEventAgent "macos daemon"
trustd "macos service to evaulate certificates"
coreaudiod "macos audio daemon"
nurlsessionid "macos icloud service"
configd "macos daemon"
securityd "macos"
mDNSResponder "macos bonjour protocol"
nbagent "macos software update"
com.apple.geod "macos location services"
crashpad_handler "macos crash reporting"
launchd "macos service control manager"
APFSUserAgent "macos checks for encrypted volumes"
AirPlayUIAgent "macos airplay"
AirPlayXPCHelper "macos airplay"
plugin_host "sublime text plugins"
Finder
iTunes
Messages
Photos Agent
Terminal
iTerm2
Google Chrome
Google Chrome Helper
Sublime Text
Dropbox "custom app"
1Password mini
Activity Monitor
LaunchBar
Stickies
Activity
Flux
iTunes
Siri
AGMService "adobe creative genuine service"