Vistumbler
An open-source Windows Wi-Fi scanner that maps and logs nearby access points using GPS data.
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About Vistumbler
Vistumbler is a wireless network scanner for Windows 10 and 11. It finds nearby access points through the Windows Native WiFi API or netsh, and combines that with data from COM or NMEA GPS receivers to map where each one was seen.
Access points can be exported and imported, saved as KML or GPX, and tracked live in Google Earth, with audio alerts. It is written in AutoIt, needs .NET Framework 4, and comes as an installer or portable ZIP.
Strengths
- GPS logging to map where access points were found
- KML and GPX export plus live Google Earth tracking
- Portable version available
Limitations
- Windows only
- Works best when disconnected from access points while scanning
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPLv2.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- TechIdiots LLC
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Wardriving and mapping Wi-Fi access points on a Windows laptop
- Categories
- Network tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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