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Wireshark

Wireshark is a premier network protocol analyzer used globally in industries and education, offering multi-platform support, deep protocol inspection, powerful display filters, and VoIP analysis. It allows both live capture and offline analysis, supporting various networks and protocols.

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • Snapcraft
  • Arch Linux  wireshark-qt
  • Flathub
  • Fedora
  • FreeBSD
  • Homebrew
  • Chocolatey
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Top Positive Comment
anselmus
1

Very feature complete tool. Negatives are its complexity for simple tasks and the frustration to get it running sometimes.

Top Negative Comment
Sorin Sbarnea
-3

Something is really dodgy about last release of wireshark 3.4.0, the DMG is damaged (broken!)

George
0

Excellent tool with recently added improvements, useful for learning and understanding networking.

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Josh Borison
0

Not super easy to use, but perfect for troubleshooting network connectivity issues

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Oscar Sanderson
1

Wireshark is class when it comes to monitoring your network for weird activity. I use this so I know what my computer is actually connecting to. Does require some knowledge to use it though

Guest
0

I like it because it has so many features...

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John Fastman
2

Allows you to figure out who and which software is using your network. Helps detect intruders and software that spies on you.

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Install from the command line

  • winget install -e --id WiresharkFoundation.Wireshark
  • brew install --cask wireshark-app
  • brew install wireshark
  • flatpak install flathub org.wireshark.Wireshark

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What is Wireshark?

Wireshark is a leading network protocol analyzer that captures and navigates computer network traffic. It is widely used in industries and educational institutions and supports multiple platforms like Windows, Linux, OS X, etc. It offers features such as deep inspection of numerous protocols, live capture and offline analysis, and a three-pane packet browser. Users can view captured network data through a GUI or the TShark utility. The software supports various display filters, VoIP analysis, and reading and writing in different capture file formats. It can decompress capture files compressed with gzip and read live data from sources like Ethernet, Bluetooth, USB, depending on the user's platform. Wireshark also supports decryption for many protocols and allows users to color code packet lists for easy analysis and export output in different formats.

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Our users have written 10 comments and reviews about Wireshark, and it has gotten 992 likes

Wireshark was added to AlternativeTo by jerryji on and this page was last updated .