How to open PCAP file format? (Packet Capture Data)
Problems with opening PCAP files occur very often among users. Unfortunately, not everyone is aware that the basic and usually the most common problem is the lack of an installed software to handle the PCAP file. Its full name is Packet Capture Data and the company responsible for its development is Wireshark. Your PCAP file has probably an encoded information from the Data Files category. If you want to view its contents, open, edit or convert the PCAP file to another format, install one of the applications from the list, which is presented below on this page. Can’t you still open your PCAP file? Please, visit how to open pcap file where you will find more information.
| Category | Developer/Producer | Software |
|---|---|---|
| Data Files | Wireshark | Packet Capture Data |
Programs using this file extension
Windows
– Wireshark
– WinDump
Linux
– NetworkMiner
– tcpdump