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PCAPdroid - network monitor on Windows Pc

Developed By: Emanuele Faranda

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 947 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.7.2
Size 7.8 MB
Release Date May 05, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (6)]

What's New:
- Select multiple target apps- Copy/export the connections payload- Android 14 support- mitmproxy 10.1.6 and Doze fix- Ability to block QUIC only on decryption... [see more]

Description from Developer:
PCAPdroid is a privacy-friendly open source app which lets you track, analyze and block the connections made by the other apps in your device. It also allows you to export a PCAP d... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download PCAPdroid - network monitor and install on Windows PC. PCAPdroid - network monitor is free Tools app, developed by Emanuele Faranda. Latest version of PCAPdroid - network monitor is 1.7.2, was released on 2024-05-05 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of PCAPdroid - network monitor is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 947 users, 69 users had rated it 5*, 686 users had rated it 1*.

How to install PCAPdroid - network monitor on Windows?

Instruction on how to install PCAPdroid - network monitor on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install PCAPdroid - network monitor 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!

Step By Step Guide To Install PCAPdroid - network monitor 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 "PCAPdroid - network monitor" 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 PCAPdroid - network monitor 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 "PCAPdroid - network monitor" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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PCAPdroid is a privacy-friendly open source app which lets you track, analyze and block the connections made by the other apps in your device. It also allows you to export a PCAP dump of the traffic, extract metadata and much more!

PCAPdroid simulates a VPN in order to capture the network traffic without root. It does not use a remote VPN server. All the data is processed locally on the device.

Features:

- Log and examine the connections made by user and system apps
- Extract the SNI, DNS query, HTTP URL and the remote IP address
- Inspect HTTP requests and replies thanks to the built-in decoders
- Inspect the full connections payload as hexdump/text
- Decrypt the HTTPS/TLS traffic and export the SSLKEYLOGFILE
- Dump the traffic to a PCAP file, download it from a browser, or stream it to a remote receiver for real time analysis (e.g. wireshark)
- Create rules to filter out the good traffic and easily spot anomalies
- Identify the country and ASN of remote server via offline db lookups
- On rooted devices, capture the traffic while other VPN apps are running

Paid features:

- Firewall: create rules to block individual apps, domains and IP addresses
- Malware detection: detect malicious connections by using third-party blacklists

If you plan to use PCAPdroid to perform packet analysis, please check out the specific section of the manual.

Join the PCAPdroid community on telegram to discuss and receive updates on the latest features.
- Select multiple target apps
- Copy/export the connections payload
- Android 14 support
- mitmproxy 10.1.6 and Doze fix
- Ability to block QUIC only on decryption
- Fix inaccurate firewall grace period
- Integrations to run with Tor and DNSCrypt
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to read from external storage.