sniffnet mit Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop installieren

Projektlinks

• Homepage
• Repository
• Upstream-Dokumentation
• Paketmanager-Seite

Befehle und Aliase

• sniffnet

Projektgeschichte

The public GitHub repository was created in 2022, and the early changelog shows a tool focused on network traffic reports and protocol filtering. By version 1.2.1 in 2023, the project described itself as no longer just a command-line interface, adding a full graphical interface, persistent settings, geolocation, favorites, and notifications.

Later releases broadened Sniffnet from live adapter monitoring into a more complete desktop network-inspection tool. Version 1.3 added ICMP support, service identification, PCAP export, custom themes, and more link types; version 1.4 added PCAP import; and version 1.5 added attribution of traffic to local applications and programs.

Adoptionsgeschichte

The supplied package metadata lists Sniffnet in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch/pacman, and Scoop, reflecting adoption across Unix-like, macOS, and Windows-oriented package ecosystems. The official changelog also documents Linux AppImage, Debian package, RPM, Docker, Windows installer, and translation work, which are typical signals of a desktop tool moving beyond a single developer audience.

Wie es verwendet wird

Sniffnet is commonly used to select a network adapter, monitor traffic, inspect hosts and services, filter captured data, export or import PCAP files, and identify which applications are generating network traffic. Its official site frames the tool around seeing who the user is exchanging data with and inspecting network activity more deeply.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Package maintainers care about Sniffnet because it sits at the intersection of Rust desktop packaging, native packet-capture dependencies such as libpcap/Npcap, GUI runtime issues, and platform-specific release artifacts. It is a good example of a modern network utility that package managers must present as both a GUI app and a command-line-installable tool.

Zeitleiste

• 2022: Public GitHub repository created.
• 2023: Version 1.2.1 made Sniffnet a full graphical application with persistent settings.
• 2024: Version 1.3 added ICMP support, PCAP export, service identification, and theming.
• 2025: Version 1.4 added PCAP import and broader Linux packaging artifacts.
• 2026: Version 1.5 added application/program traffic attribution.

Related projects

• Sniffnet belongs to the same practical space as tcpdump and Wireshark, but its package-manager role is closer to a friendly desktop monitor for users who want packet-capture visibility without living inside a protocol analyzer.

Quellen

• GitHub REST repository metadata for GyulyVGC/sniffnet, accessed 2026-07-02.
• https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet
• https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
• https://sniffnet.net/
• input.source_facts.package-manager