Wireshark Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Wireshark for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is tcpdump, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Wireshark and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Wireshark are Proxyman, Ettercap, TCP Viewer and Debookee.

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  1. 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

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Real-time network traffic visualizer — see every connection your computer makes. Privacy-first, 100% local. / Visualiseur de trafic réseau en temps réel, 100% local.

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  3. TUI tool for generating packets of arbitrary input and monitoring packets on any network interfaces (default: eth0). The list of interfaces to be specified is output when packemon --interfaces is run. This tool works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  4. VisualEther turns Wireshark packet captures into readable sequence diagrams — and lets an AI agent reason about them. Built on tshark, it reconstructs multi-layer protocol conversations (5G NR/core, LTE, IMS/VoLTE, SIP/RTP, BGP, OSPF, DNS, HTTP/2 & HTTP/3, TLS, Kerberos...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. WhaleWall icon
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    Firewall tool for monitoring, controlling, and alerting on outgoing network connections, with real-time user notifications and customizable rule-based access control.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. streamtop icon
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    streamtop is an open-source terminal user interface (TUI) and command-line tool built for passive, real-time diagnostics of HLS, MPEG-DASH, and IPTV streams.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. iotaudit icon
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    iotaudit is a free, open-source command line tool and MCP server that audits the Wi-Fi IoT devices on your own home network. It shows who each device talks to (domains, countries, cloud vendors), whether traffic is encrypted, open ports, UPnP port forwards, known issue hints...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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