Charles Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Charles for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows 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 17 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Charles are Fiddler, Proxyman, HTTP Toolkit and Burp Suite.

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Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP and SSL / HTTPS traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers...

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Charles alternatives page was last updated Dec 20, 2023
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  1. HttpFox icon
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    HttpFox

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

    22 HttpFox alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
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    HttpFox Features

    1.  HTTP Monitoring
    2.  Pale Moon Extension
    3.  Customer Analytics
    4.  Legacy Firefox Addon
    5.  Static analysis
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.8.14.1, released in May 2014, is not compatible with Firefox, but the extension still works on XUL-based Firefox forks like Waterfox icon Waterfox and Pale Moon icon Pale Moon

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  2. CacheGuard-OS icon
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    CacheGuard-OS

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    All CacheGuard products and services are focused on delivering secured and optimized Web contents to our clients. To achieve that goal we made CacheGuard OS which is our core product. Once installed on a virtual or hardware machine, CacheGuard OS turns it into a powerful Web...

    138 CacheGuard-OS alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
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    HTTP Headers

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

    17 HTTP Headers alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome

    HTTP Headers Features

    1.  HTTP Proxy
    2.  HTTP Monitoring
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    Warning

    Suspected of distribute adwares, even after removing the extension

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  5. HTTP Analyzer

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    HTTP Analyzer is such a handy tool that allows you to monitor, trace, debug and analyze HTTP/HTTPS traffic in real-time. It is used by industry-leading companies including Microsoft, Cisco, AOL and Google.

    9 HTTP Analyzer alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows

    HTTP Analyzer Features

    1.  Debugging
    2.  HTTP Monitoring
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  6. Fluxzy Desktop icon
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    Fluxzy Desktop

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    Fluxzy Desktop is a comprehensive HTTP debugger and Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) tool available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It's tailored for developers and network professionals seeking in-depth web traffic analysis and manipulation. Key features include:

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    Friendly UI with a search in every block, easing access to filters, settings, and features.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Fluxzy Desktop Features

    1.  HTTP Proxy
    Alteration directives can be managed through UI
    Raw pcap capture are linked to the corresponding HTTP session and contains NSS key log datas to view in plain with wireshark or similar tool
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    James

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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.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • React
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Node.JS
    Discontinued

    Not sure if 'discontinued' is quite right, but James has now officially moved in 'maintenance mode', with little or no ongoing development or support. See the readme: https://github.com/james-proxy/james#this-project-is-in-maintenance-mode.It would be helpful to highlight that here imo.

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    LightProxy

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    Cross platform Web debugging proxy.

    6 LightProxy alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    LightProxy Features

    1.  Debugging
    2.  HTTP Monitoring
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  10. Weer icon
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    Weer

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    A HTTP protocol debugger with Chrome DevTools frontend interface.

    18 Weer alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Weer Features

    1.  HTTP Monitoring
    2.  Debugging
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