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Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer for capturing and inspecting traffic on Linux, macOS, Windows, and other systems. Alongside its Qt interface, it ships TShark, a command-line analyzer using the same dissectors, capture formats, and filtering code.
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Capture traffic and inspect protocols packet by packet
Wireshark captures packets through libpcap or Npcap and reads and writes many capture-file formats. The graphical application and line-oriented TShark share the analysis core, while bundled tools such as editcap transform capture files and remove selected packets.
Sources: [1]
For incident diagnosis, protocol checks, and saved-capture analysis
It fits operators, security practitioners, and developers who need packet-level evidence of network behavior. The interactive GUI and script-friendly TShark provide different ways to use the same analysis engine.
Sources: [1]
Prepare capture permissions and use the canonical GitLab project
Live capture requires operating-system-specific capture libraries, permissions, and interface setup. This GitHub repository is a read-only mirror; pull requests and bug reports belong in the GitLab project. Review the GNU GPLv2 and related license terms named by the README before redistribution.
Sources: [1]
Official sources
- [1]Wireshark README(2026-09-13)
Supplemental curator note
Selected because its GitHub mirror gathers a much larger discovery signal than the canonical GitLab project while related tools repeatedly reference the original brand.
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- C
Categories and tags
Categories
GitHub Topics
- wireshark
- packet-capture
- tshark
- stratoshark
GitHub dataView detailed GitHub data
- Stars
- 9,866
- Forks
- 2,207
- Watchers
- 305
- Open issues
- 0
- Contributors
- 358
- Primary language
- C
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Repository last updated
- Sep 12, 2026
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