PlayCap Alternatives

PlayCap has been discontinued. Similar apps include Wireshark, which is free and open source. Other options are tcpdump, NetworkMiner, PCAPdroid and Impacket. There's no shortage of Network Analyzers like PlayCap, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and self-hosting.

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    tcpflow, a TCP Flow Recorder, is a program that captures data transmitted as part of TCP connections (flows), and stores the data in a way that is convenient for protocol analysis or debugging. A program like 'tcpdump' shows a summary of packets seen on the wire, but...

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Packet capture/Network traffic sniffer app with SSL decryption. Not that feature rich yet, but it's a powerful debugging tool especially when developing an app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  3. Appknox icon
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    Appknox is a mobile app security testing solution to detect and fix vulnerabilities in mobile apps using a combination of automated and manual tests.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Native Cocoa app for capturing and analyzing packets. Similar to Wireshark, but with a native interface (and less features). If you don't like the X11 GTK Wireshark, this is your app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. WebSiteSniffer is a packet sniffer tool that captures all Web site files downloaded by your Web browser while browsing the Internet, and stores them on your hard drive under the folder that you choose.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. MicroOLAP TCPDUMP is a clone of tcpdump , the most used network sniffer/analyzer for UNIX, compiled with the original tcpdump code (http://www.tcpdump.org/), and MicroOLAP Packet Sniffer SDK.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Network Spoofer lets you change websites on other people's computers - from your phone.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  8. Pirni Pro icon
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    Pirni Pro is a network security tool designed for iOS, and specifically for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. It is capable of intercepting traffic on a wireless network segment, capturing passwords, and regular expressions entered by the user.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    EtherPEG is a free program for the Macintosh that shows you all the JPEGs (and GIFs) going by on your network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. RawCap icon
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    Windows command-line sniffer for network activity, using raw sockets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Timesketch is an open-source tool for collaborative forensic timeline analysis. Using sketches you and your collaborators can easily organize your timelines and analyze them all at the same time. Add meaning to your raw data with rich annotations, comments, tags and stars.

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    Platforms

    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. AirSnare icon
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    AirSnare is another tool to add to your Wireless Intrusion Detection Toolbox. AirSnare will alert you to unfriendly MAC addresses on your network and will also alert you to DHCP requests taking place.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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