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Cocoa Packet Analyzer vs Termshark: catalog facts
Cocoa Packet Analyzer	Termshark
Free Downloadable directly from the developer site with no price shown.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS	macOS, Linux, Command line
Native macOS interface with menu bar capture QUIC, HTTP/3 and TLS 1.3 decryption	Wireshark-style analysis over an SSH session with no X forwarding Uses tshark, so dissection matches Wireshark exactly
Current version requires macOS 26 or later macOS only	Requires tshark installed Fewer features than the Wireshark graphical application
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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