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Trusted by Millions Worldwide Wireshark is the choice of professionals worldwide. 20M+ 20+ million downloads annually 100K+ Active community of 100k+ contributors 20 Supported in over 20 languages Why Wireshark? Free, Open Source, and Powerful Comprehensive Network Analysis. Wireshark is a powerful, open-source network protocol analyzer that allows users to capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network, providing deep inspection of hundreds of protocols. Open Source and Free Forever. As an open-source tool, Wireshark is freely available for use and distribution, with its source code accessible under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Supported by an Active Community. The Wireshark project is supported by a vibrant community of developers and users who contribute to its ongoing development and enhancement. Get Started Today Download Wireshark Choose your platform and start analyzing network traffic today. 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