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Wireshark

Captures and inspects live or recorded network traffic, decoding hundreds of protocols for troubleshooting and analysis

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Deep Inspection
Dissects hundreds of network protocols within a capture, exposing field-level detail for each packet.
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Live Capture
Captures packets in real time from Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, and other supported interfaces.
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Offline Analysis
Opens and inspects previously saved capture files without needing a live network connection.
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Three-Pane Packet Browser
Presents each capture as a packet list, packet detail, and packet bytes pane for layered inspection.
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Display Filters
Filters packets by protocol, address, port, or field value using an expression-based filter syntax.
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Coloring Rules
Applies configurable color rules to the packet list so specific traffic types stand out at a glance.
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Protocol Decryption
Decrypts traffic such as TLS, IPsec, Kerberos, and WPA/WPA2 when the required keys are supplied.
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VoIP Analysis
Reconstructs and analyzes VoIP call flows captured within network traffic.
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Capture File Format Support
Reads and writes capture files in formats including pcap, PcapNG, and several third-party analyzer formats, with output exportable to XML, CSV, PostScript, or plain text.
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Platform

Desktop

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System Requirements

#MinimumRecommended
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  • Windows 11, 10, Server 2022, Server 2019, or Server 2016
  • 4.4 was the last release to support Windows 10, version 1607 and Windows Server 2016
  • 4.0 was the last release to support Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012
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Any modern 64-bit Intel or Arm processor
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500 MB available
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500 MB available disk space
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1280x1024 or higher
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  • Universal C Runtime: Included with Windows 10/Server 2019; earlier versions need KB2999226 or KB3118401
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  • Any card supported by Windows should do
  • WLAN: Capturing raw 802.11 information may be difficult without special equipment
#Minimum
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macOS 11 or later
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Other system requirements should be similar to Windows.
#Minimum
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Most current Linux, UNIX, and BSD distributions, including:

  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • Fedora
  • RHEL/CentOS
  • Arch
  • Gentoo
  • FreeBSD
  • NetBSD
  • HP-UX
  • Oracle Solaris
  • Alpine Linux
  • OpenPKG
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Other system requirements should be similar to Windows.
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Ratings

4.60
5

Capterra
4.6
5
based on 51 reviews
G2CROWD
4.7
5
based on 152 reviews
TechRadar
4.5
5
based on professional's opinion

Developer

Written in

C, C++

Initial Release

1998-07-14

Repository

License

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Notes

  • Stratoshark is a companion tool from the same team for capturing and analyzing Linux system calls alongside network traffic.