libpcap
brew install libpcapPortable library for network traffic capture
License: BSD-3-Clause
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/libpcap.json
Formula code: libpcap.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 1.11.0 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Keg-only because macOS already provides this software.
Uses from macOS: bison (build), flex (build)
Binaries:
pcap-config
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 25,894 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 1,076,538 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 3,050 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 8.5× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-13T00:53:45Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-14 to 2026-11-13. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 3,049 | 7,483 | 28,331 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| Installs on Request | 481 | 1,354 | 8,357 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| Build Errors | 5 |