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Install on macOS

Would you like to install Sniffnet on macOS?

You can easily do that by following the next steps:

  1. download a macOS-compatible version of the application, available from the official website or GitHub releases

  2. open the downloaded file, and drag Sniffnet icon into the Applications folder

    macOS installer window for dragging Sniffnet into the Applications folder

  3. open your Applications folder, right click on Sniffnet and select Open, allowing your macOS to execute it

  4. in case the application doesn’t launch, open Settings -> Security & Privacy and click the Open Anyway button

    macOS Privacy and Security settings with the Open Anyway button

  5. and… you are finally ready to comfortably monitor your Internet traffic with Sniffnet! 🕵️‍♂️

If you decide to download Sniffnet in an alternative way (e.g., from Homebrew) remember that you’ll have to launch the app with administrator privileges from your terminal (sudo sniffnet) to correctly monitor your network adapters.