PcapPlusPlus
A multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing, and crafting network packets with wrappers for libpcap, DPDK, and PF_RING.
What is PcapPlusPlus?
PcapPlusPlus is a multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing, and crafting network packets. It provides efficient C++ wrappers for popular packet processing engines like libpcap, Npcap, WinPcap, DPDK, AF_XDP, and PF_RING, enabling developers to build high-performance network applications.
C++ developers building network tools, security applications, traffic analyzers, or any software requiring low-level packet manipulation across Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, or FreeBSD.
Developers choose PcapPlusPlus for its comprehensive protocol support, high-performance wrappers for DPDK and PF_RING, and consistent multiplatform API that simplifies working with diverse packet capture engines.
Overview
PcapPlusPlus is a multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing and crafting of network packets. It is designed to be efficient, powerful and easy to use. It provides C++ wrappers for the most popular packet processing engines such as libpcap, Npcap, WinPcap, DPDK, AF_XDP and PF_RING.
Use Cases
Best For
- Building custom network packet analyzers and sniffers
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