What alternatives are there to Fiddler debugging proxy?

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I'm looking for a good and famous web debugging proxy that can logs all HTTP(S) traffic. Like a fiddler for Windows. I found that it doesn't work on Ubuntu.

So is there any one for Ubuntu?

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 13 '12 at 13:02

NetTool is a developer tool for monitoring and manipulating application-level network messages, particularly useful for debugging web applications and web services. There are two components to NetTool: the HTTP Client, and the TCP Tunnel.¹

Paros is for web application security assessment. It is free of charge and completely written in Java. Through Paros's proxy nature, all HTTP and HTTPS data between server and client, including cookies and form fields, can be intercepted and modified.²

^{¹Source:Sourceforge}

^{¹Source:Paroproxy}

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 25 '13 at 12:38

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Fiddler is now available for linux and Mac through its Mono port. All instructions available here

answered Sep 25 '13 at 12:38

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But does not work in Yosemite. Does not eve launch – Julian F. Weinert Sep 05 '15 at 14:32
Doesn't work for me on Ubuntu, also doesn't even launch. – Tim Perry Mar 25 '18 at 21:42
For me launches on debian 9.5 but does not capture anything – michalh Oct 19 '18 at 20:37

lechup · Answer 3 · 2020-02-29T21:19:51.880

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I find Burp Suite really handy. It is not Open Source but it is written in Java (works everywhere) and it has community edition. Supports HTTPS, other features are called Essential manual tools

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answered Aug 12 '13 at 19:55

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Why -1? You can setup Burp Suite as debug proxy... – lechup Dec 04 '13 at 21:36
Most probably, because the link you gave doesn't indicate that it runs under Ubuntu. Also paid software raises spam flags on many people here. Can't blame them though, Ask Ubuntu is targeted by spammers. – MadMike Jan 13 '14 at 08:12
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Ok,I see. Burp suite is not Open Source but it is written in Java and it has [free edition](http://portswigger.net/burp/download.html). Even for HTTPS. – lechup Jan 13 '14 at 15:52
Please update the link in your answer. – thewebjackal Feb 28 '20 at 17:07
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@thewebjackal updated :) – lechup Feb 29 '20 at 21:20

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 21 '15 at 22:18

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You can try Charles Proxy.

I've been using it a while and it works well.

answered Jul 21 '15 at 22:18

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To use it on Ubuntu `16.04` you need to install Java Oracle `1.8`. Check out [this link](https://www.atlantic.net/community/howto/install-java-jre-jdk-on-ubuntu-16-04/) on how to do it. – czerasz Jun 16 '16 at 21:12
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@czerasz I don't why my newly-installed Charles does not capture any traffic. It just doesn't work at all. I use `Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS` and lastest Java JDK – Rick Jul 13 '19 at 04:05

score 4 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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NetTool is one the best tools as Suggested by Mitch

You should also try out Webscarab. WebScarab is a framework for analysing applications that communicate using the HTTP and HTTPS protocols.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Aug 13 '12 at 13:21

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But to use it as proxy I need to make a tunel for each host, it is not a good thing for request debug in pratice – deFreitas Jan 19 '16 at 14:18

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Aug 09 '15 at 14:03

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I used the free tool wire shark. https://www.wireshark.org/. Good alternative!

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answered Nov 13 '13 at 22:11

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@Aditya https://www.wireshark.org/ You wrote more than 20 words and still don't put the link. I think the link is not important to you, just blame other users. What do you expect from a new user? reading the faq? Don't make me laugh :D – m3nda Jun 23 '15 at 04:24
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Wireshark is **NOT** a proxy. – Julian F. Weinert Sep 05 '15 at 14:35

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 22 '15 at 22:48

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I'm wondering why nobody mentioned good old LiveHTTPHeaders, which is a browser addon available for Firefox and Chrome. It allows you to view and modify http headers.

answered Nov 22 '15 at 22:48

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score 0 · Answer 8 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:39

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Proxy.app

Betwixt - based on Chrome DevTools interface

Some additional options located on StackOverflow.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:39

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answered Dec 24 '15 at 00:58

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