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June 25, 2026
Sniffnet just reached 500k total downloads! When I started developing Sniffnet nearly 4 years ago, I’d have never imagined that a project born almost for fun could one day be installed half a million times by people from all over...
June 3, 2026
Here we go with a brand refresh for Sniffnet! Back in June 2023, this website was first published under the domain name sniffnet.net. The domain was chosen in a hurry, and as time passed I grew more and more dissatisfied...
April 14, 2026
I’m thrilled to officially announce Sniffnet v1.5! This release includes a major new feature that users have been requesting for a long time: support identifying the applications and programs that are using network bandwidth!
February 16, 2026
Hey everyone, it’s already been two months since the last blog post! Today I’m back to share some behind-the-scenes about the struggles and development of a new functionality for Sniffnet: process identification, a.k.a. the most requested feature since the very...
December 1, 2025
Less than a month ago a new version of Sniffnet was released, and among the most notable introduced feature there’s the possibility to forward in-app notifications via webhook. This is useful, for instance, when you are away from your computer...
August 1, 2025
Sniffnet is 3 years old today! This is the perfect moment to glance back at the past year, have a look at what the future holds, and reflect on the importance of sustainable open source when it comes to a...
June 27, 2025
I’m delighted to announce that Sniffnet v1.4 is finally available! This major release brings a bunch of improvements and fixes, making Sniffnet more powerful and reliable than ever before. One of the most exciting new features is the ability to...
May 20, 2025
This is a different kind of post from what you’re used to read on this blog. Today I won’t be sharing a new release or achievement, but rather a more technical behind-the-scenes about the ongoing development of the project. We’ll...
April 13, 2025
It’s not a secret that modern world heavily relies on software. From the apps installed on our phones to the systems that power our cars and homes, software is ubiquitously present in our lives. As such, guaranteeing software security and...
February 17, 2025
Sniffnet merch is finally real 🎉 A couple weeks ago Sniffnet reached the remarkable milestone of 20k stars on GitHub — to celebrate we’re dropping brand new apparel today! Such an awesome logo had to be featured on physical goods...
October 14, 2024
It’s such a joy for me to announce that Sniffnet was elected to receive funding from NLnet. The NLnet Foundation supports organizations and people who contribute to an open internet for all. It funds projects that help fix the internet...
August 1, 2024
Woah. Another year has flown away. It seems like yesterday that I was writing down the post to celebrate Sniffnet’s first anniversary. On that day, I was coming from a period in which I totally dedicated myself to the app...
April 12, 2024
A new major version of Sniffnet was published just a few days ago, featuring some really cool functionalities that aim to enrich the networking capabilities of the app as well as to improve the overall user experience. Moreover, this release...
April 8, 2024
After some months without new major releases, I’m happy to announce that Sniffnet v1.3 is finally out! 🎉 This release introduces several long requested features, such as export of PCAP files, support for ICMP, detection of more upper layer services,...
March 14, 2024
It’s finally time to give Sniffnet a new face! 🎉 Following the community’s feedback, I’ve decided to update the app logo to better represent the project’s values and goals. The new logo is more modern, clean, and visually appealing, designed...
October 27, 2023
The last 18 months have been crazy: a university course made me discover the Rust programming language I started a Rust project, today known as Sniffnet, that rapidly got more than 10k stars on GitHub I had the luck of...
August 1, 2023
I’m excited to share with y’all that Sniffnet is one year old today! The last 365 days of my life have been almost totally dedicated to this project, and I’ve learned a lot along the way.
June 26, 2023
I’m excited to share that on June 28, the GitHub Accelerator Demo Day will take place: you can follow the event live on GitHub social channels (YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn).
June 1, 2023
One year ago, I would have never imagined Sniffnet could reach such a huge amount of interest and support from the community. Fun fact: one year ago, Sniffnet didn’t even exist - this project is just 9 and a half...
May 19, 2023
I’m super excited to share that after yesterday’s release, Sniffnet has made it to Hacker News front page! I take advantage of this moment to also celebrate another milestone: Sniffnet just surpassed Wireshark stars on GitHub!
May 18, 2023
Today it’s a pleasure for me to announce version 1.2: this is one of the biggest Sniffnet updates so far! The main focus of this release is to provide a new perspective on network traffic analysis, shifting from an IP-address-based...
April 12, 2023
Sniffnet has grown a lot during the past months, and it’s been a pleasure for me to spend most of my spare time on its development. I’m not gonna lie: passing hours and hours on this project has become my...
February 7, 2023
Sniffnet version 1.1 is out! One of the most exciting features of this release is the introduction of IP geolocation: it refers to the remote IP address of the connection, and it’s performed using an MMDB file. The MMDB (MaxMind...
December 21, 2022
Some weeks ago, Sniffnet reached the GitHub trending page — I was so proud about it. But I would have never imagined what happened earlier today: GitHub itself tweeted about the project and I’m feeling blessed.
November 24, 2022
Just a few weeks ago I was writing a Reddit post telling the community how I was getting addicted to Rust while working on Sniffnet. Today the project entered the GitHub overall trending page, and I’m feeling amazing. Not the...
November 21, 2022
After a ton of work and a lot of fun, I’m overjoyed to announce that Sniffnet finally has a Graphical User Interface! Sniffnet is a network analyser (packet sniffer) developed with the aim to let people have a glance into...
September 11, 2022
I’m thrilled to announce Sniffnet! This framework consists of a network packet sniffer/filter generating a graphical and a textual report, providing statistics about the filtered traffic and a list of source and destination addresses and ports, with their exchanged packets...
