Charles Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Charles for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is mitmproxy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Charles and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Charles are HTTP Toolkit, Burp Suite, Proxyman and Requestly.

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  1. James icon
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    James is a HTTP Proxy and Monitor that enables developers to view and intercept requests made from the browser. It is an open-source alternative to the popular developer tool Charles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Node.JS
    • React
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  2. Rockxy icon
     2 likes

    Open-source native macOS HTTP debugging proxy — intercept HTTPS, inspect APIs, mock responses, debug WebSocket & GraphQL. Community-driven. For developers, by developers.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  3. Cellist icon
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    Cellist is a HTTP debugging proxy for OS X.

    ---How does it work?--- Cellist puts a proxy between HTTP clients and the Internet. All you need to do is set the proxy configuration on your device properly, and then all HTTP traffic will go through Cellist and be revealed in front o.

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Weer icon
     1 like

    A HTTP protocol debugger with Chrome DevTools frontend interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. Fluxzy Desktop is an HTTP and HTTPS debugging proxy for Windows, macOS, and Linux. If you already use Fiddler, Charles, or Proxyman, you know the drill: capture traffic, inspect requests and responses, tweak them, replay them. Fluxzy does all of that, with support for HTTP/1.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. Proxie icon
     2 likes

    A HTTP Debugging Proxy for MacOS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Slowy icon
     1 like

    Slowy is an OSX app which simulates custom connection's conditions and limits the network traffic. It is created for web developers that work on a local server, to test a website with a real-world connection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. HttpFox icon
     10 likes

    HttpFox monitors and analyzes all incoming and outgoing HTTP traffic between the browser and the web servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Pale Moon
    • Waterfox
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  9. HTTPScoop icon
     3 likes

    HTTP Scoop is a Mac network sniffer that displays requests to websites along with the response, and makes it fairly easy to see what's going on.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. HTTP Headers icon
     10 likes

    HTTP Headers allows you to quickly see the HTTP header information for the current URL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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  11. HTTPeep icon
     1 like

    Modern HTTP debugging tool, Debug, mock, and rewrite HTTP/HTTPS traffic with composable rules.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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