What is this?
Sniffnet is a cross-platform desktop app for monitoring your network traffic in real time, with a graphical interface instead of raw terminal output.
Sniffnet is a cross-platform desktop app for monitoring your network traffic in real time, with a graphical interface instead of raw terminal output.Is this a CLI tool or a GUI app?It is a full GUI application built with iced, a Rust GUI library, not a command-line tool.
It is a full GUI application built with iced, a Rust GUI library, not a command-line tool.How do I install and run it?Download a prebuilt release for your OS (DEB and other packages are linked from the releases) or use an alternative installation method listed on the project site.
Download a prebuilt release for your OS (DEB and other packages are linked from the releases) or use an alternative installation method listed on the project site.Do I need anything installed besides the app itself?Yes, you need to install the OS-specific network capture dependencies (like packet capture libraries) for your platform, otherwise adapter inspection will fail.
Yes, you need to install the OS-specific network capture dependencies (like packet capture libraries) for your platform, otherwise adapter inspection will fail.Any known issues I should expect?On older hardware or outdated graphics drivers the default wgpu renderer can glitch (black icons, broken gradients); you can switch to the CPU-only tiny-skia renderer as a workaround.
On older hardware or outdated graphics drivers the default wgpu renderer can glitch (black icons, broken gradients); you can switch to the CPU-only tiny-skia renderer as a workaround.Which operating systems does it support?It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.What kind of information can I see about each connection?You can see the geographical location, domain name and ASN of remote hosts, plus identification of 6000+ upper-layer services, protocols, trojans and worms generating the traffic.
You can see the geographical location, domain name and ASN of remote hosts, plus identification of 6000+ upper-layer services, protocols, trojans and worms generating the traffic.Can it warn me about suspicious traffic?Yes, you can import custom IP blacklists to highlight potentially dangerous connections and set custom notifications for defined network events.
Yes, you can import custom IP blacklists to highlight potentially dangerous connections and set custom notifications for defined network events.Can I save or export my capture data?Yes, you can import and export comprehensive capture reports as PCAP files, and save favorite hosts, services, and programs.
Yes, you can import and export comprehensive capture reports as PCAP files, and save favorite hosts, services, and programs.Does it support languages other than English?Yes, it is translated into over 20 languages including Chinese, German, French, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, and Polish.
Yes, it is translated into over 20 languages including Chinese, German, French, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, and Polish.Which topics is it in?packet-capture, application, network-monitoring, network, app, real-time, cybersecurity, dashboard, monitoring, utility, networking, rust
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