Welcome to the PCAPdroid User Guide.

Contents

• 1. Quick Start
  • 1.1 What is PCAPdroid
  • 1.2 Basic Usage
  • 1.3 Filters
  • 1.4 Packet Analysis
• 2. Dump Modes
  • 2.1 None
  • 2.2 HTTP Server
  • 2.3 PCAP File
  • 2.4 UDP Exporter
  • 2.5 TCP Exporter
• 3. TLS Decryption
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Initial setup
  • 3.3 Decrypting
  • 3.4 Caveats and possible solutions
  • 3.5 Decrypting via an external mitmproxy
  • 3.6 Custom mitmproxy addons
• 4. Advanced Features
  • 4.1 DNS Server
  • 4.2 DoH Support
  • 4.3 IPv6 Support
  • 4.4 Root Capture
  • 4.5 PCAPdroid Extensions
  • 4.6 Js Injector
  • 4.7 Tor
• 5. Paid Features
  • 5.1 Firewall
  • 5.2 Malware Detection
  • 5.3 Pcapng Format
• 6. FAQ
• 7. Donate
• 8. Privacy Policy

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• Russian / Русский (Last update: 29th of July, 2025)