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Packet Capture on Windows Pc

Developed By: Grey Shirts

License: Free

Rating: 3,3/5 - 4.449 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.7.2
Size 5 MB
Release Date April 28, 20
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (5)]

What's New:
Minor bug fix. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Packet capture/Network traffic sniffer app with SSL decryption.
Not that feature rich yet, but it's a powerful debugging tool especially when developing an app.

If you can... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Packet Capture and install on Windows PC. Packet Capture is free Tools app, developed by Grey Shirts. Latest version of Packet Capture is 1.7.2, was released on 2020-04-28 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000,000. Overall rating of Packet Capture is 3,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 4,449 users, 1,411 users had rated it 5*, 1,848 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Packet Capture on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Packet Capture on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Packet Capture on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Packet Capture using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Packet Capture" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Packet Capture on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Packet Capture" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.7.2 , 1.4.3.

Download Packet Capture 1.7.2 on Windows PC – 5 MB

Download Packet Capture 1.4.3 on Windows PC – 4.4 MB

Packet capture/Network traffic sniffer app with SSL decryption.
Not that feature rich yet, but it's a powerful debugging tool especially when developing an app.

If you can't capture your app's SSL packets

Do one of the followings:

- Set targetSDKversion to 23 or lower

- Setup security config described as 'The default configuration for apps targeting Android 6.0 (API level 23) and lower' at
https://developer.android.com/training/articles/security-config.html#base-config

Features
- Capture network packets and record them.
- SSL decryption using man-in-the-middle technique.
- No root required.
- Easy to use.
- Show packet in either hex or text.

You don't need to setup a dedicated proxy server on your PC. All you need is just your Android device.

How to get rid of PIN number

If you want to get rid of entering PIN number on a lock screen after Packet Capture is uninstalled, it is needed to clear credential storage.
Go to OS Setting->Security->Clear credentials
Minor bug fix.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.