WinPcap is the first successful port of libpcap (originally developed for Unix-like operating systems) for Windows.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
PcapPlusPlus is described as 'Multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing and crafting of network packets. It is designed to be efficient, powerful and easy to use' and is an app in the development category. There are four alternatives to PcapPlusPlus for Windows. The best PcapPlusPlus alternative is WinPcap, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PcapPlusPlus are Npcap, WinDivert and Win10Pcap.
WinPcap is the first successful port of libpcap (originally developed for Unix-like operating systems) for Windows.
Npcap is a packet capture (and sending) library for Windows by the Nmap Project. It implements the open Pcap API using a custom Windows kernel driver alongside our Windows build of the excellent libpcap library.
WinDivert allows user-mode applications to capture/modify/drop network packets sent to/from the Windows network stack.