Wireshark for macOS

The Wireshark developer community, https://www.wireshark.org · Open source

Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer widely utilized for network troubleshooting, software analysis, and communications protocol development. It inspects live traffic and translates raw network data into human-readable packet information.

Download for macOS

www.wireshark.org · Official website

✓ Official source (Homebrew)
✓ File is identical to the one the publisher released (SHA256 matched)
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026
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Version: 4.6.9
License: GPL-2.0
Installer type: dmg

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

This command needs Homebrew; if you don't have it, first run the install command from brew.sh. Then open Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal), paste the command and press Enter.

brew install --cask wireshark-app

SHA256 (file verification)

10bd54ccdc3f40457f6a1f0c517bc93703fcb327c4cd4b93002e7a623dacbf38

How to install

Click the official download link or run brew install --cask wireshark-app in Terminal.
Mount the disk image and transfer Wireshark to your Applications directory.
Configure capture system permissions when prompted and launch the application.

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