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

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Sniffnet is an open-source network traffic monitoring application written in Rust, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It provides real-time graphs of incoming and outgoing traffic, active connection details including IP, port, protocol, and data volume, as well as basic geolocation of external connections. Unlike Wireshark or tcpdump, it requires no complex filter syntax, making it accessible for quick debugging tasks. Built with the Rust-native GUI framework iced, it runs with a small binary footprint and low CPU and memory usage even during extended sessions. The tool is freely available on GitHub and installable via the Rust package manager Cargo.

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