What Are Mac Networking Apps?
Networking apps help you inspect traffic, manage proxies and VPN connections, transfer files and diagnose connection problems.
How to Choose a Networking App
Match the tool to the task: analysis tools for debugging, VPN clients for privacy and transfer tools for moving files between machines.
Networking Apps
Algo
Personal IPSEC VPN in the cloud.
Personal IPSEC VPN in the cloud.
AnyDesk
Provides remote access across multiple machines.
Provides remote access across multiple machines.
Apidog
All-in-One workspace for API Design, Documentation, Debug, Mock, Test.
All-in-One workspace for API Design, Documentation, Debug, Mock, Test.
Charles
Cross-platform HTTP and HTTPS debugging proxy.
Cross-platform web debugging proxy for viewing HTTP and SSL/HTTPS traffic between your machine and the internet, sold as a one-time licence.
ClashBar
mihomo-powered menu bar proxy client.
mihomo-powered menu bar proxy client.
ClashX Guide
Guides and troubleshooting tools for ClashX.
Guides and troubleshooting tools for ClashX.
Cloudflare WARP
Free client that encrypts device traffic through Cloudflare's network.
Free client that replaces the connection between your device and the internet with an optimised, encrypted protocol on Cloudflare's network, with a paid WARP+ tier for a larger network.
DashVPN
Smart-routing proxy client with support for VLESS, Shadowsocks, and HTTPS subscriptions.
Smart-routing proxy client with support for VLESS, Shadowsocks, and HTTPS subscriptions.
Hiddify
Multi-platform proxy client for managing subscriptions and multiple proxy protocols.
Multi-platform proxy client for managing subscriptions and multiple proxy protocols.
HopToDesk
Open-source remote desktop and remote support tool with end-to-end encrypted sessions.
Open-source remote desktop and remote support tool with end-to-end encrypted sessions.
James
Open-source proxy tool for checking and mapping requests with http as well as https.
Open-source proxy tool for checking and mapping requests with http as well as https.
Jumper VPN
VPN Client for Mac and other platforms, secure, fast VPN proxy.
VPN Client for Mac and other platforms, secure, fast VPN proxy.
Lantern
Free application that delivers fast, reliable and secure access to the open internet.
Free application that delivers fast, reliable and secure access to the open internet.
Little Snitch
Application firewall that approves or blocks every outgoing connection.
macOS network monitor and personal application firewall that asks before any app connects out, with rule groups, profiles, blocklists and encrypted DNS.
mitmproxy
Open-source interactive HTTPS proxy, scriptable in Python.
Free and open-source interactive HTTPS proxy for intercepting, inspecting, modifying and replaying web traffic, with command-line, web and Python-scriptable tools.
Moonlight
GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link).
GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link).
MoonProxy
GUI desktop client for FRP that puts local services on the internet with one click.
GUI desktop client for FRP that puts local services on the internet with one click.
Mullvad VPN
Flat-rate privacy VPN with anonymous accounts and no logging.
Flat-rate privacy VPN at €5 per month that takes no personal information, not even an email address, and accepts cash payments.
Outline
Outline makes it easy to create a VPN server, giving anyone access to the free and open internet.
Outline makes it easy to create a VPN server, giving anyone access to the free and open internet.
Parsec
Low-latency remote desktop and game streaming tool.
Low-latency remote desktop and game streaming tool.
Pritunl
Pritunl OpenVPN and WireGuard client
Pritunl OpenVPN and WireGuard client
Proxie
HTTP debugging proxy.
HTTP debugging proxy.
Proxyman
Native macOS HTTP debugging proxy with HTTPS decryption.
Native macOS HTTP debugging proxy that captures and decrypts HTTPS traffic, with breakpoints, local and remote mapping, JavaScript rewriting and network throttling.
RealVNC
The original and best software for remote access across desktop and mobile.
The original and best software for remote access across desktop and mobile.
RerouteMe
An easy one-click macOS Proxy Configuration app.
An easy one-click macOS Proxy Configuration app.
Rockxy
Open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy for intercepting, inspecting, modifying, and replaying requests.
Open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy for intercepting, inspecting, modifying, and replaying requests.
RoyalTSX
Remote connection manager for multiple protocols.
Remote connection manager for multiple protocols.
RustDesk
Self-hostable open-source remote desktop, branded as your own.
Open-source remote desktop software that can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure, with custom-branded clients and no dependency on a third-party service.
ShadowsocksX
Secure socks5 proxy, designed to protect your internet traffic.
Secure socks5 proxy, designed to protect your internet traffic.
ShadowsocksX-NG
Next generation of ShadowsocksX.
Next generation of ShadowsocksX.
Shimo
VPN Client for Mac.
VPN Client for Mac.
Sniffnet
Free open-source traffic monitor with live charts and host identification.
Free open-source network monitor for macOS that charts live traffic, names the programs using your bandwidth, and identifies the remote hosts, services and malware families behind each connection.
SpechtLite
Rule-based proxy app for macOS.
Rule-based proxy app for macOS.
Steam Link
The Steam Link app allows you to play your Steam games across all your computers.
The Steam Link app allows you to play your Steam games across all your computers.
Sunshine
Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.
Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.
Surge
Web developer tool and proxy utility for iOS 9.
Web developer tool and proxy utility for iOS 9.
Tailscale
WireGuard-based mesh network for connecting devices and services.
Zero Trust connectivity platform that builds an encrypted peer-to-peer mesh between your devices using WireGuard, instead of routing traffic through a central VPN gateway.
TeamViewer
Remote support and screen sharing tool.
Remote support and screen sharing tool.
tinc
Secure mesh VPN software.
Secure mesh VPN software.
Tiny Wi-Fi Analyzer
An open-source tiny Wi-Fi analyzer for macOS
An open-source tiny Wi-Fi analyzer for macOS
Tracexy
Open-source, session-based network intelligence for capturing live traffic and investigating PCAP/PCAPNG files locally.
Open-source, session-based network intelligence for capturing live traffic and investigating PCAP/PCAPNG files locally.
TrustTunnel
A modern, open-source VPN protocol originally developed by AdGuard VPN.
A modern, open-source VPN protocol originally developed by AdGuard VPN.
Tunnelbear
Simple VPN service for secure browsing and location switching.
Simple VPN service for secure browsing and location switching.
Tunnelblick
Free, open-source graphic user interface for OpenVPN on OS X.
Free, open-source graphic user interface for OpenVPN on OS X.
VPN Bypass
Menu bar app to route specific domains and services around your VPN.
Menu bar app to route specific domains and services around your VPN.
WiFi Lens
Native open-source Wi-Fi analyzer and network diagnostics app with real-time spectrum scanning, channel congestion visualization, and BLE d…
Native open-source Wi-Fi analyzer and network diagnostics app with real-time spectrum scanning, channel congestion visualization, and BLE device tracking.
Windows App
Connect to a remote PC or virtual apps and desktops made available by your admin.
Connect to a remote PC or virtual apps and desktops made available by your admin.
Windscribe
VPN with a permanent free tier and open-source desktop clients.
VPN service with a permanently free tier, open-source desktop clients and a native Apple silicon macOS app.
Wireshark
Open-source network protocol analyzer with deep packet inspection.
Free and open-source network protocol analyzer for capturing and inspecting traffic in detail, with a graphical application and command-line tools.