Description:
Library for trace processing supporting multiple inputs
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 4.0.33@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Networking
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Tags:
networking
packet-analysis
library
pcap
developer-tools
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Install:
brew install libtrace
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About:
Libtrace is a powerful library designed for processing network packet traces from a variety of sources, including live interfaces and diverse file formats like ERF, PCAP, and DAG. It abstracts the complexities of input handling, allowing developers to write a single application that can process data from any supported source. Its primary value is providing a unified, high-performance API for building advanced network analysis and measurement tools.
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Key Features:
- Supports multiple input sources (live capture, files, sockets) transparently
- Handles a wide range of trace formats including ERF, PCAP, and DAG
- Provides a unified API for packet processing, simplifying application development
- Includes built-in parallelism and load-balancing for high-speed processing
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Use Cases:
- Building custom network traffic analyzers and security monitoring tools
- Processing large-scale packet traces for performance analysis and research
- Creating applications that need to read from multiple network interfaces simultaneously
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Alternatives:
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libpcap
– Libtrace offers broader format support and a higher-level abstraction than libpcap, which is primarily focused on live capture and PCAP files.
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tshark
– Tshark is a complete command-line tool for packet analysis, whereas Libtrace is a library for building custom analysis applications programmatically.
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| Jun 10, 2026 12:32pm |
4.0.33 |
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VERSION_BUMP |
28cde079 |
| Jun 2, 2026 11:58pm |
4.0.32 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
08010753 |
| Apr 28, 2026 3:05am |
4.0.31 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
e24e41b3 |
| Feb 12, 2026 10:46am |
4.0.30 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
a29407c9 |
| Jan 11, 2026 5:07pm |
4.0.29 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
212e266b |
| Sep 11, 2025 5:03am |
4.0.28 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
94effb8a |
| Oct 27, 2024 12:49pm |
4.0.26 |
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VERSION_BUMP |
1789e9ac |
| Jun 19, 2024 6:37pm |
4.0.26 |
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VERSION_BUMP |
45d7b898 |
| Nov 13, 2023 5:02pm |
4.0.23 |
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VERSION_BUMP |
1f40c65f |
| Sep 21, 2023 4:53pm |
4.0.22 |
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VERSION_BUMP |
a0fc0e95 |
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