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Sniffnet: Open-Source Rust Tool Offers Simple Real-Time Network Traffic Monitoring

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Sniffnet is an open-source network monitoring application built in Rust, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux as a standalone binary or via Cargo. It provides real-time traffic charts, active connection details, basic geolocation of external IPs, and simple protocol or port filters without requiring knowledge of complex syntax like BPF. The tool is designed as a lightweight alternative to Wireshark and tcpdump for developers who need quick visibility into network activity rather than deep packet inspection. Its UI is built with the Rust-native framework iced, keeping resource usage minimal even during extended monitoring sessions. The project is hosted on GitHub and has been independently recommended across four separate curated developer tool lists.

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