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. ReqRes icon
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    ReqRes is an open-source, high-performance, modern native web debugging proxy for macOS. It lets you capture, inspect, modify, and intercept HTTP(S) traffic in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. A macOS and iOS tool from Apple for simulating poor network conditions such as 3G, Edge, and packet loss during app development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  3. Free native HTTPS debugging proxy for Mac (Linux beta) with a built-in API client and an MCP server for AI coding assistants.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. Sniffy icon
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    Sniffy is a free, open-source HTTP and HTTPS debugging proxy for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It helps developers and testers inspect traffic, replay requests, mock API responses, and pause requests or responses at breakpoints to edit them before continuing.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. elcapture icon
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    Native macOS proxy for inspecting and changing HTTP(S), HTTP/2, WebSocket, gRPC and server-sent-event traffic. It offers breakpoints, mocks, host mapping, regex rewrites, JSON patches, scripting, mobile certificate setup, API collections and security tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Quena icon
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    Easy, intuitive yet powerful HTTP(S) debugging proxy for macOS, Windows and Linux — capture, inspect, mock, break and replay traffic.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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