Files with pcap extension can be found as Packet capture data files from Wireshark network protocol analyzer.
Software that open pcap file
PCAP file extension - Captured packets
What is pcap file? How to open pcap files?
File type specification:
File extension pcap is associated with Wireshark, a network protocol analyzer that is used control network traffic.
Wireshark pcap files contain captured data sniffed from network packets. PCAP data file format is de facto standard file format used by other network analyzers.
Packet capture data can be checked and viewed by applications, which use libpcap or WinPcap libraries.
Updated: November 29, 2023
The default software associated to open pcap file:
Company or developer:
Gerald Combs
A multi-platform network protocol analyzer, Wireshark is able to capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network.
List of software applications associated to the .pcap file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open pcap file, edit pcap file, convert pcap file, view pcap file, play pcap file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Software that open pcap file - Captured packets
Programs supporting the exension pcap on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open pcap file action.