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sniffnet
Rust2022–2026
GyulyVGC / sniffnet

sniffnet

Comfortably monitor your network traffic 🕵️‍♂️

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ignoramous·Apr 9, 2026
disclaimer: I co-develop (FOSS) Little Snitch / Open Snitch inspired firewall but for Android > little snitch given its a full kernel extension On macOS, don't think Little Snitch needs kernel exclaves / extensions. Apple provides userspace ("Network Extension") APIs (however limited) for apps like Little Snitch to use (instead of pf). > effectively able to MITM your whole network stack "MITM" means something else, anywho... if network observability (not firewall) is the primary need, cross-platform (GUI) sniffers like Sniffnet exist: https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet
In LittleSnitch for Linux
olvy0·Jul 15, 2023
They say that on Windows you need to install Npcap first as a dependency [0]. However Npcap's free edition is limited to 5 installations, with unlimited installations only allowed when used with Nmap, Wireshark, and/or Microsoft Defender for Identity [1]. Anything beyond that requires a license. I'm not sure if that's problematic. Sniffnet don't distribute Npcap themselves so they're ok, I guess, but they do require their users to install it on Windows . So I guess this means that for private use someone can install Sniffnet + Npcap on up to 5 computers, but organizations with Windows systems cannot use Sniffnet + Npcap unless they buy Npcap's license. [0] https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet#required-dependencies [1] https://npcap.com/#download
In Sniffnet – Comfortably monitor your internet traffic (like Wireshark)
255kb·Apr 13, 2023
I'm thrilled to see my project (https://mockoon.com) being part of this first cohort! It's a great opportunity but it's also good for open-source projects in general. It can only contribute to make our industry more sustainable. Here is the list of the 20 projects that have been selected: - https://github.com/analogjs/analog: Analog is a fullstack meta-framework to build applications and websites with Angular - https://github.com/Atri-Labs/atrilabs-engine: The Python web framework to build production-grade apps - https://github.com/bigskysoftware/htmx: Makes AJAX, Web Sockets, etc. available directly in HTML - https://github.com/code-hike/codehike: Tools for building all types of code walkthroughs: blogs, docs, slides, tutorials, etc. - https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus: Friendly React-like GUI library for desktop, web, mobile, and mor
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e, written in Rust. - https://github.com/EddieHubCommunity/LinkFree: Connecting with your audience with a single link, showcasing your content and projects. - https://github.com/FashionFreedom/Seamly2D: Design CAD to democratize and de-centralize fashion design & production. - https://github.com/fastai/nbdev: Increase developer productivity by 10x with a new exploratory programming workflow. - https://github.com/formbricks/formbricks: Open-source Qualtrics alternative - https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet: Cross-platform application to comfortably monitor and analyse network traffic - https://github.com/JessicaTegner/pypandoc: Pypandoc provides a thin wrapper for pandoc, a universal document converter. - https://github.com/mockoon/mockoon: Mockoon is the easiest and quickest way to design and run mock REST APIs. - https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt: An intuitive framework for building web applications, built for the edge. - https://github.com/responsively-org/responsively-app: A dev-tool for web developers that aid in faster responsive web page development. - https://github.com/simonw/datasette: An open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data - https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder: The scientific Python development environment - https://github.com/strawberry-graphql/strawberry: A GraphQL library for Python that leverages type annotations - https://github.com/termux/termux-app: A terminal emulator for Android that provides 2000+ linux packages to code on phone - https://github.com/TimothyStiles/poly: Poly is a fast, well tested Go package for engineering organisms. - https://github.com/trpc/trpc: End-to-end typesafe APIs made easy. Never write another API contract again. Edit: formatting and updated repo links
In GitHub Accelerator: our first cohort and what’s next
beanclap·Apr 12, 2023
1. Formbricks: Open-source Qualtrics - https://formbricks.com 2. Analog: Fullstack meta-framework for Angular applications - https://analogjs.org/ 3. Atri-Labs Engine: TeamStack for faster Progressive Web Apps development - https://atrilabs.com/ 4. HTMX: AJAX & Web Sockets directly in HTML - https://htmx.org/ 5. Code Hike: Build code walkthroughs for blogs, docs, slides & tutorials - https://codehike.org/ 6. Dioxus: React-like GUI library for multiple platforms, built with Rust - https://dioxuslabs.com/ 7. LinkFree: Connect with your audience through a single link - https://linkfree.io/ 8. Seamly2D: Democratizing fashion design & production with Design CAD - https://github.com/FashionFreedom/Seamly2D 9. Nbdev: Boost developer productivity with an exploratory programming workflow - https://nbdev.fast.ai/ 10. Sniffnet: Cross-platform networ
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k traffic monitoring & analysis - https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet 11. Pypandoc: Thin wrapper for the universal document converter, Pandoc - https://pypi.org/project/pypandoc/ 12. Mockoon: Design and run mock REST APIs with ease - https://mockoon.com/ 13. Nuxt Framework: Intuitive framework for building web applications on the edge - https://nuxt.com/ 14. Responsively App: Accelerate responsive web page development - https://responsively.app/ 15. Datasette: Explore and publish data with this open-source multi-tool - https://datasette.io/ 16. Spyder: Scientific Python development environment - https://www.spyder-ide.org/ 17. Strawberry: Python GraphQL library leveraging type annotations - https://strawberry.rocks/ 18. Termux App: Terminal emulator for Android with 2000+ Linux packages - https://github.com/termux/termux-app 19. Poly: Fast Go package for engineering organisms - https://github.com/TimothyStiles/poly 20. tRPC: End-to-end typesafe APIs made easy - https://trpc.io/
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