Sniffnet

Monitor network traffic.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Select the network interface to inspect and visualize traffic. Cross-platform GUI. Shows stats and real-time graphs. Identifies the upstream service e.g. GitHub, and can highlight suspicious traffic e.g. botnets or malware. Notifications on specific events. Can export pcap. Available via multiple package managers as well as downloadable binaries. Open source.

Tradeoffs

Non-native UI, but it’s not Electron!

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