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Charles vs Proxyman: catalog facts
Charles	Proxyman
Paid Commercial software with licences sold on the official site.	Freemium Free to download, with paid licences for extra features.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Shows full HTTP and HTTPS requests, responses and headers Works as a reverse proxy as well as a monitor	Native macOS interface SSL decryption and traffic grouped by app or domain
Paid licence required HTTPS inspection needs certificate setup on the client	Not open source Requires installing a trusted certificate to decrypt HTTPS
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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