.PCAP File Extension
- Developer by: Wireshark
- Category: Data Files
What are .PCAP files and how to open them?
Can't open .PCAP file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .PCAP file.
What is a .PCAP file extension?
.PCAP file extension is created by Wireshark. .PCAP has been classified as Data Files.
.PCAP is Packet Capture Data
Data file created by Wireshark (formerly Ethereal), a free program used for network analysis; contains network packet data created during a live network capture; used for "packet sniffing" and analyzing data network characteristics; can be analyzed using software that includes the libpcap or WinPcap libraries.
Wireshark is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms. Professors and students often use the software for studying data communications.
NOTE: Wireshark was renamed from Ethereal in May, 2006 due to trademark issues.
List of all softwares that can open the Packet Capture Data
| Windows | | Wireshark |
| Netresec NetworkMiner |
| WinDump |
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| Linux | | Wireshark |
| Netresec NetworkMiner |
| tcpdump | |