8 Install on Windows

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Would you like to install Sniffnet on Windows?

You can easily do that by following the next steps:

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

2. open the downloaded file, allowing its execution by selecting Keep anyway

3. follow the instructions on the screen that will guide you during Sniffnet installation

4. in the last page of the installer, in case you don't have Npcap installed on your system yet, click on the box Open Npcap website and then Finish; this will redirect you to the Npcap installer download page

5. install Npcap, making sure to check the box Install Npcap in WinPcap API-compatible Mode during the installation

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

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Getting started

• Required dependencies
• Install on Windows
• Install on Linux
• Install on macOS
• Alternative installation methods
• Build from source

Set up the analysis

• Data source selection
• Filters configuration
• PCAP file export

Internet traffic monitoring

• Traffic overview
• Network hosts
• Services
• Programs
• Traffic inspection
• Notifications
• Thumbnail mode

Advanced features

• Remote notifications
• Custom themes
• Custom databases
• IP blacklists
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Command line arguments

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