Category
Networking
Host discovery, port scanning, protocol analysis and traffic capture. These tools explain what a network is actually doing rather than what a dashboard claims.
Subtopics
The branches this category is organised into. Counts reflect documented entries, not the number of tools that exist.
Discovery & Recon
3Finding live hosts, open ports and exposed services.
Open subtopicTraffic Analysis
2Capturing, filtering and reading protocol exchanges.
Open subtopicConnectivity & Transfer
1Listeners, banners, transfers and quick diagnostics.
Open subtopicServices & Enumeration
0Identifying service versions and configurations.
Unfilled — contributeDefense & Monitoring
0Detection-oriented reading of network behaviour.
Unfilled — contribute
Networking tools
Sorted alphabetically; use the directory filters for platform or difficulty narrowing.
- Community
Masscan
Asynchronous Internet-scale port scanner
Networking·Discovery & Recon
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +2 more
4 commands·Advanced6 Jan 2026 - Verified
Netcat
Read and write network connections from the terminal
Networking·Connectivity & Transfer
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +4 more
5 commands·Beginner8 Jan 2026 - Verified
Nmap
v7.95Network discovery and security auditing
Networking·Discovery & Recon
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Kali
- +5 more
11 commands·Beginner18 Jan 2026 - Community
RustScan
Fast TCP port finder that hands off to Nmap
Networking·Discovery & Recon
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +3 more
3 commands·Beginner4 Jan 2026 - Verified
tcpdump
Command-line packet capture and filter reader
Networking·Traffic Analysis
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Kali
- +4 more
4 commands·Beginner11 Jan 2026 - Verified
Wireshark
Protocol analyzer for capturing and inspecting network traffic
Networking·Traffic Analysis
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Kali
- +5 more
8 commands·Beginner16 Jan 2026