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Termshark vs netsniff-ng: catalog facts
Termshark	netsniff-ng
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to download and use.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Wireshark-style analysis over an SSH session with no X forwarding Uses tshark, so dissection matches Wireshark exactly	Capture, analysis and traffic generation in one toolkit Built for high packet rates on Linux
Requires tshark installed Fewer features than the Wireshark graphical application	Linux only Command-line tools with no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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