Winhotspot Alternatives

Winhotspot is described as 'Win Hotspot is portable WiFi hotspot application has inbuilt WiFi Scanner to list Channel ,Signal % etc' and is a Wi-Fi Hotspot in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Winhotspot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and SaaS apps. The best Winhotspot alternative is inSSIDer. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Paessler PRTG Network Monitor or WiFi Analyzer - VREM. Other great apps like Winhotspot are NetSpot, NetSpeedMonitor, Homedale and PdaNet.

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Win Hotspot is portable WiFi hotspot application has inbuilt WiFi Scanner to list Channel ,Signal % etc.

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Winhotspot alternatives page was last updated Mar 15, 2024
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    It can turn your Windows 7 PC (when equipped with a WiFi card) into a WiFi router. Windows 7 has an option to create AdHoc networks but devices like phones and tablets will not be able to connect to this network.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Warning

    The installer version is bundled with a malware toolbar. The simple version WITHOUT the installer is clean: download it.

    Virtual Wifi Router Version 2 Features

    1.  Portable

    Virtual Wifi Router Version 2 VS Winhotspot

     
  2. netsniff-ng icon
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    netsniff-ng is a free, performant Linux networking toolkit. The gain of performance is reached by zero-copy mechanisms, so that on packet reception and transmission the kernel does not need to copy packets from kernel space to user space and vice versa.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux

    netsniff-ng Features

    1.  Network Scanner

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  3. WiFi Explorer icon
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    WiFi Explorer is a tool to scan, find, and troubleshoot wireless networks. It can be used to quickly identify channel conflicts, overlapping and other factors (e.g. configuration issues) that may be affecting the connectivity and/or performance of your wireless network in homes...

    26 WiFi Explorer alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    WiFi Explorer Features

    1.  Wireless
    2.  Network Scanner

    WiFi Explorer VS Winhotspot

     
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    Feature-rich wifi hotspot creator for Linux which provides both GUI and command-line interface. It is also able to create a hotspot using the same wifi card which is connected to an AP already ( Similar to Windows 10).

    28 Linux Wifi Hotspot alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Wi-Fi Sharing
    2.  Graphical User Interface
    3.  Wireless

    Linux Wifi Hotspot VS Winhotspot

     
  5. NetMeter icon
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    NetMeter provides a powerful suite of Internet traffic management for home users as well as business users. NetMeter is an advanced bandwidth tool designed to monitor incoming and outgoing bandwidth and is managed by an online control panel in the users private account.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Replaced by NetMeter Evo icon NetMeter Evo , not a new version, but a new program. NetMeter (legacy) can be still downloaded from the official website.

    NetMeter Features

    1.  Portable

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    create_ap - This script creates a NATed or Bridged WiFi Access Point. The create_ap script combines hostapd, dnsmasq and iptables to create a Bridged/NATed Access Point

    13 create_ap alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    create_ap Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Wi-Fi Sharing
    3.  Wireless

    create_ap VS Winhotspot

     
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    Improvements from Virtual Router :

    • Works on Windows 8 and Windows 2012
    • Solved the problem of "Virtual router could not be started"
    • No installation needed
    • Do not start background service so anything is under your control.
    29 Virtual Router Plus alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Warning

    Chrome blocks download from official site. Use Sourceforge download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualrouterpl/

    Virtual Router Plus Features

    1.  Portable

    Virtual Router Plus VS Winhotspot

     
  8. reaver icon
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    Reaver implements a brute force attack against Wifi Protected Setup (WPS) registrar PINs in order to recover WPA/WPA2 passphrases. Reaver has been designed to be a robust and practical attack against WPS, and has been tested against a wide variety of access points and WPS...

    11 reaver alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    reaver Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    2.  Network Tools

    reaver VS Winhotspot

     
  9. FreeMeter icon
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    Monitor network bandwidth (C#.NET 2k/XP+). Desktop and Systray graph. Configurable connection speed, update interval, color, transparency. Monitor any or all network interfaces. Ping/Trace/UPnP utilities. Email notifier (POP/IMAP).

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    No new release from 2009 (seefile date in archive latest v1.6.3)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Traffic Monitoring
    3.  Support for Hotkeys

    FreeMeter VS Winhotspot

     
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    Connect to WiFi passwords for FREE internet access all over the world!

    The most popular WiFi application

    *** TOP 1 in 50 countries *** TOP 1 in Travel category in 100 countries *** Contains to 100 million WiFi hotspots!.

    25 WiFi Map — Free Passwords alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone

    WiFi Map — Free Passwords Features

    1.  Wireless

    WiFi Map — Free Passwords VS Winhotspot

     
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    A command-line network scanning tool.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    netscanner Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Network Scanner
    3.  Detailed packet analysis

    netscanner VS Winhotspot

     
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    Network Activity Indicator displays the old 'two monitors' icon in Windows 7 that flashes blue to show network activity in the System Tray.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Network Activity Indicator Features

    1.  Network activity
    2.  Tray Icon

    Network Activity Indicator VS Winhotspot

     
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