What's New
Wireshark 4.0.4 and 3.6.12 Released
March 2, 2023
Wireshark 4.0.4 and 3.6.12 have been released. Installers for Windows, Mac OS X 10.14 and later, and source code are now available.
In 4.0.4
One vulnerability has been fixed. See the release notes for details.
For a complete list of changes, please refer to the 4.0.4 release notes.
In 3.6.12
One vulnerability has been fixed. See the release notes for details.
For a complete list of changes, please refer to the 3.6.12 release notes.
Official releases are available right now from the download page.Announcing the Wireshark Foundation
March 1, 2023
We are excited to announce that the Wireshark community now has a permanent home: the Wireshark Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The foundation will host SharkFest, our developer and user conference, help to facilitate Wireshark's development, and support the community in other ways.
You can learn more and donate at wiresharkfoundation.org.
What's Not As New
Wireshark 4.0.3 and 3.6.11 Released · January 18, 2023
Wireshark 4.0.2 and 3.6.10 Released · December 7, 2022
Wireshark 4.0.1 and 3.6.9 Released · October 26, 2022
Wireshark 4.0.0 Released · October 4, 2022
Wireshark 4.0.0rc2 Release Candidate · September 14, 2022
Wireshark 3.6.8 and 3.4.16 Released · September 7, 2022
Wireshark 4.0.0rc1 Release Candidate · August 16, 2022
Wireshark 3.7.2 Development Release · July 28, 2022
Wireshark 3.6.7 and 3.4.15 Released · July 27, 2022
Wireshark 3.7.1 Development Release · June 27, 2022
Wireshark 3.6.6 Released · June 15, 2022
Wireshark 3.7.0 Development Release · May 11, 2022
Wireshark 3.6.5 Released · May 5, 2022
Wireshark 3.6.4 and 3.4.14 Released · May 4, 2022
Wireshark 3.6.3 and 3.4.13 Released · March 23, 2022
Wireshark 3.6.2 and 3.4.12 Released · February 10, 2022
Sysdig Sponsorship Video · January 20, 2022
We Have a New Sponsor! · January 13, 2022
Wireshark 3.6.1 and 3.4.11 Released · December 29, 2021
Statement on Log4j · December 15, 2021
Wireshark 3.6.0 Released · November 22, 2021
Wireshark 3.4.10 and 3.2.18 Released · November 17, 2021
Wireshark 3.6.0rc3 Release Candidate · November 11, 2021
Wireshark 3.6.0rc2 Release Candidate · October 27, 2021
Wireshark 3.6.0rc1 Release Candidate · October 13, 2021
Wireshark 3.4.9 and 3.2.17 Released · October 6, 2021
Wireshark 3.5.0 Development Release · August 27, 2021
Wireshark 3.4.8 and 3.2.16 Released · August 25, 2021
Wireshark 3.4.7 and 3.2.15 Released · July 14, 2021
Wireshark 3.4.6 and 3.2.14 Released · June 2, 2021
Wireshark 3.4.5 and 3.2.13 Released · April 21, 2021
Wireshark 3.4.4 and 3.2.12 Released · March 10, 2021
Wireshark 3.4.3 and 3.2.11 Released · January 29, 2021
Wireshark 3.4.2 and 3.2.10 Released · December 18, 2020
Wireshark 3.4.1 and 3.2.9 Released · December 9, 2020
Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.8 Released · October 29, 2020
Wireshark 3.4.0rc1 Release Candidate · October 22, 2020
Wireshark 3.3.1 Development Release · October 1, 2020
Wireshark 3.2.7, 3.0.14, and 2.6.20 Released · September 23, 2020
Wireshark 3.3.0 Development Release · September 15, 2020
Wireshark 3.2.6, 3.0.13, and 2.6.19 Released · August 12, 2020
Wireshark 3.2.5, 3.0.12, and 2.6.18 Released · July 1, 2020
Wireshark 3.2.4, 3.0.11, and 2.6.17 Released · May 19, 2020
Wireshark 3.2.3, 3.0.10, and 2.6.16 Released · April 8, 2020
Wireshark 3.2.2, 3.0.9, and 2.6.15 Released · February 26, 2020
Wireshark 3.2.1, 3.0.8, and 2.6.14 Released · January 15, 2020
Wireshark 3.2.0 Released · December 18, 2019
Wireshark 3.2.0rc2 Release Candidate · December 11, 2019
Wireshark 3.2.0rc1 Release Candidate · December 5, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.7 and 2.6.13 Released · December 4, 2019
Wireshark 3.1.1 Development Release · November 18, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.6 and 2.6.12 Released · October 23, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.5 Released · September 20, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.4 and 2.6.11 Released · September 11, 2019
Wireshark 3.1.0 Development Release · July 25, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.3, 2.6.10 and 2.4.16 Released · July 17, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.2, 2.6.9 and 2.4.15 Released · May 21, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.1, 2.6.8 and 2.4.14 Released · April 8, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.0 Released · February 28, 2019
Wireshark 2.6.7 and 2.4.13 Released · February 27, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.0rc2 Released · February 21, 2019
Wireshark 3.0.0rc1 Released · February 15, 2019
Wireshark 2.6.6 and 2.4.12 Released · January 8, 2019
Wireshark 2.9.0 Development Release · December 12, 2018
Wireshark 2.6.5 and 2.4.11 Released · November 28, 2018
Wireshark 2.6.4 and 2.4.10 Released · October 11, 2018
Wireshark 2.6.3, 2.4.9 and 2.2.17 Released · August 29, 2018
Wireshark 2.6.2, 2.4.8 and 2.2.16 Released · July 18, 2018
Wireshark 2.6.1, 2.4.7 and 2.2.15 Released · May 22, 2018
Wireshark 2.6.0 Released · April 24, 2018
Wireshark 2.4.6 and 2.2.14 Released · April 3, 2018
Wireshark 2.5.1 Development Release · March 15, 2018
Wireshark 2.4.5 and 2.2.13 Released · February 23, 2018
Wireshark 2.5.0 Development Release · February 6, 2018
Wireshark 2.4.4 and 2.2.12 Released · January 11, 2018
Wireshark 2.4.3 and 2.2.11 Released · November 30, 2017
Wireshark 2.4.2, 2.2.10, and 2.0.16 Released · October 10, 2017
Wireshark 2.4.1, 2.2.9, and 2.0.15 Released · August 29, 2017
Wireshark 2.4.0 Released · July 19, 2017
Wireshark 2.2.8 and 2.0.14 Released · July 18, 2017
Wireshark 2.4.0rc2 Released · June 28, 2017
Wireshark 2.4.0rc1 Released · June 7, 2017
Wireshark 2.2.7 and 2.0.13 Released · June 1, 2017
Wireshark 2.2.6 and 2.0.12 Released · April 12, 2017
Wireshark 2.2.5 and 2.0.11 Released · March 3, 2017
Wireshark 2.2.4 and 2.0.10 Released · January 23, 2017
Wireshark 2.2.3 and 2.0.9 Released · December 14, 2016
Wireshark 2.2.2 and 2.0.8 Released · November 16, 2016
Wireshark 2.2.1 and 2.0.7 Released · October 4, 2016
Wireshark 2.0.6 Released · September 8, 2016
Wireshark 2.2.0 Released · September 7, 2016
Wireshark 2.2.0rc2 · August 31, 2016
Wireshark 2.2.0rc1 · August 22, 2016
Wireshark 2.0.5 and 1.12.13 Released · July 27, 2016
Wireshark 2.1.1 Development Release · July 14, 2016
Wireshark 2.1.0 Development Release · June 8, 2016
Wireshark 2.0.4 and 1.12.12 Released · June 7, 2016
Wireshark 2.0.3 and 1.12.11 Released · April 22, 2016
Wireshark 2.0.2 and 1.12.10 Released · February 26, 2016
Wireshark 2.0.1 and 1.12.9 Released · December 29, 2015
Wireshark 2.0.0 Released · November 18, 2015
Wireshark 2.0.0rc3 Released · November 11, 2015
Wireshark 2.0.0rc2 Released · October 30, 2015
Wireshark 2.0.0rc1 Released · October 14, 2015
Wireshark 1.12.8 Released · October 14, 2015
Wireshark 1.99.9 Development Release · September 2, 2015
Wireshark 1.12.7 Released · August 12, 2015
Wireshark 1.99.8 Development Release · July 24, 2015
Wireshark 1.99.7 Development Release · June 18, 2015
Wireshark 1.12.6 Released · June 17, 2015
Wireshark 1.99.6 Development Release · May 28, 2015
Wireshark 1.12.5 and 1.10.14 Released · May 12, 2015
Wireshark 1.99.5 Development Release · March 20, 2015
Wireshark 1.99.4 Development Release · March 19, 2015
Wireshark 1.99.3 Development Release · March 5, 2015
Wireshark 1.12.4 and 1.10.13 Released · March 4, 2015
Wireshark 1.99.2 Development Release · February 4, 2015
Wireshark 1.12.3 and 1.10.12 Released · January 7, 2015
Wireshark 1.99.1 Development Release · December 10, 2014
Wireshark 1.12.2 and 1.10.11 Released · November 12, 2014
Wireshark 1.99.0 Development Release · October 7, 2014
Wireshark 1.12.1 and 1.10.10 Released · September 16, 2014
Wireshark 1.12.0 and 1.10.9 Released · July 31, 2014
Wireshark 1.12.0rc3 Released · July 22, 2014
Wireshark 1.12.0rc2 Released · June 13, 2014
Wireshark 1.10.8 and 1.8.15 Released · June 12, 2014
Wireshark 1.10.7 and 1.8.14 Released · April 22, 2014
Wireshark 1.11.3 Development Release · April 15, 2014
Wireshark 1.10.6 and 1.8.13 Released · March 7, 2014
Wireshark 1.10.5 Released · December 19, 2013
Wireshark 1.10.4 and 1.8.12 Released · December 17, 2013
Wireshark 1.11.2 Development Release · November 18, 2013
Wireshark 1.11.0 Development Release · November 15, 2013
Wireshark 1.10.3 and 1.8.11 Released · November 1, 2013
Wireshark 1.11.0 Development Release · October 15, 2013
Wireshark 1.10.2 and 1.8.10 Released · September 10, 2013
Wireshark 1.10.1 and 1.8.9 Released · July 26, 2013
Wireshark 1.8.8 and 1.6.16 Released and 1.6 End of Life · June 7, 2013
Wireshark 1.10.0 Released · June 5, 2013
Wireshark 1.10.0rc2 Released · May 22, 2013
Wireshark 1.8.7 and 1.6.15 Released · May 17, 2013
Wireshark 1.10.0rc1 Released · April 26, 2013
Wireshark 1.9.1 Development Release · March 28, 2013
Wireshark 1.9.1 Development Release · March 12, 2013
Wireshark 1.8.6 and 1.6.14 Released · March 6, 2013
Wireshark 1.9.0 Development Release · February 20, 2013
Wireshark 1.8.5 and 1.6.13 Released · January 29, 2013
Wireshark Wiki Security Incident · January 9, 2013
Wireshark 1.8.4 and 1.6.12 Released · November 28, 2012
Wireshark 1.8.3 and 1.6.11 Released · October 2, 2012
Wireshark 1.8.2 and 1.6.10 Released · August 15, 2012
Wireshark 1.4.14 Released · July 24, 2012
Wireshark 1.8.1 and 1.6.9 Released · July 23, 2012
Wireshark 1.8.0 Released · June 21, 2012
Wireshark 1.8.0rc2 Released · June 18, 2012
Wireshark 1.8.0rc1 Released · June 6, 2012
Wireshark 1.6.8 and 1.4.13 Released · May 22, 2012
Wireshark 1.7.1 Development Release · April 6, 2012
Wireshark 1.6.7 Released · April 6, 2012
Wireshark 1.6.6 and 1.4.12 Released · March 27, 2012
Wireshark 1.6.5 and 1.4.11 Released · January 10, 2012
Wireshark 1.6.4 Released · November 18, 2011
Wireshark 1.7.0 Development Release · November 8, 2011
#1 on SecTools.Org · November 7, 2011
Wireshark 1.6.3 and 1.4.10 Released · November 1, 2011
We're Essential · September 19, 2011
Wireshark 1.6.2 and 1.4.9 Released · September 8, 2011
Wireshark 1.6.1 and 1.4.8 Released · July 18, 2011
Wireshark 1.6.0 Released · June 7, 2011
Wireshark 1.6.0rc2 Released · June 2, 2011
Wireshark 1.4.7 and 1.2.17 Released · May 31, 2011
Wireshark 1.6.0rc1 Released · May 16, 2011
Wireshark 1.4.6 Released · April 18, 2011
Wireshark 1.4.5 and 1.2.16 Released · April 15, 2011
Wireshark 1.5.1 Development Release · April 11, 2011
Wireshark 1.4.4 and 1.2.15 Released · March 1, 2011
Wireshark 1.5.0 Development Release · January 24, 2011
Wireshark 1.4.3 and 1.2.14 Released · January 11, 2011
Wireshark 1.4.2 and 1.2.13 Released · November 19, 2010
Riverbed Acquires CACE Technologies · October 21, 2010
CACE Pilot, WiFi Pilot, and Shark Appliance 2.4 Released · October 20, 2010
Wireshark 1.4.1 and 1.2.12 Released, 1.0.<i>x</i> EOL · October 11, 2010
Wireshark 1.4.0, 1.2.11, and 1.0.16 Released · August 30, 2010
"Wireshark Antivirus" Malware · August 4, 2010
We're SourceForge.net's Project of the Month! · August 1, 2010
End of Life Announcement for Wireshark 1.0 · July 31, 2010
Wireshark 1.2.10, 1.0.15, and 1.4.0rc2 Released · July 29, 2010
Wireshark 1.2.9, 1.0.14, and 1.4.0rc1 Released · June 9, 2010
Wireshark 1.2.8, 1.0.13, and 1.3.5 Released · May 5, 2010
Wireshark 1.2.7, 1.0.12, and 1.3.4 Released · March 31, 2010
Wireshark Wins PC Magazine Editor's Choice Award · February 22, 2010
Wireshark 1.3.3 Development Release · February 11, 2010
Wireshark 1.2.6 and 1.0.11 Released · January 27, 2010
CACE Pilot and WiFi Pilot 2.2 Released · January 18, 2010
Wireshark 1.2.5 Released · December 17, 2009
Wireshark 1.3.2 Development Release · November 24, 2009
Wireshark 1.2.4 Released · November 16, 2009
Wireshark 1.2.3, 1.0.10, and 1.3.1 Released · October 27, 2009
Wireshark 1.2.2, 1.0.9, and 1.3.0 Released · September 15, 2009
CACE Pilot and WiFi Pilot 2.1 Released · September 1, 2009
CACE Pilot 2.0 Released · July 28, 2009
Wireshark 1.2.1 Released · July 20, 2009
Nmap 5 Released · July 16, 2009
Wireshark 1.2 Released · June 15, 2009
Wireshark 1.2.0pre2 Released · June 9, 2009
Wireshark 1.2.0pre1 Released · May 27, 2009
Free Wireshark Jumpstart Seminars From Laura Chappell · May 22, 2009
Wireshark 1.0.8 Released · May 21, 2009
Another Day, Another New York Times Article · May 14, 2009
Wireshark Helps Expose Spy Ring · May 12, 2009
Announcing WiFi Pilot · May 7, 2009
Wireshark 1.0.7 Released · April 8, 2009
A Pile Of Great Keynotes At Sharkfest '09 · March 24, 2009
Wireshark 1.1.3 Development Release · March 23, 2009
Conficker Loves Us! · March 12, 2009
Wireshark 1.0.6 Released · February 6, 2009
CACE Pilot 1.2 released · January 23, 2009
Wireshark 1.1.2 Development Release · January 15, 2009
Wireshark 1.0.5 Released · December 10, 2008
New Video: Custom Columns (Plus Bonus Wireshark University Updates) · December 9, 2008
New Book: Nmap Network Scanning · December 3, 2008
Wireshark classes from Mike Pennacchi and Chris Sanders · November 7, 2008
tcpdump 4.0.0 / libpcap 1.0.0 released · October 28, 2008
New Article: Using Wireshark and TShark display filters for troubleshooting · October 22, 2008
Wireshark 1.0.4 Released · October 20, 2008
Meet Gerald At Laura Chappell's Troubleshooting and Security Summit · October 10, 2008
Wireshark 1.1.1 Development Release · October 9, 2008
Wireshark 1.1.0 Development Release · September 14, 2008
Sign Up Now for Laura Chappell's Troubleshooting and Security Summit · September 3, 2008
Wireshark 1.0.3 Released · September 3, 2008
Wireshark Wins 2008 InfoWorld BOSSIE Award · August 4, 2008
Wireshark is 10! (Plus two bonus announcements) · July 14, 2008
Wireshark 1.0.2 Released · July 10, 2008
Wireshark 1.0.1 Released · June 30, 2008
Announcing TurboCap · June 26, 2008
New Article: Open Source Founders Reflect On Project Milestones · April 22, 2008
Announcing Pilot · April 16, 2008
New Video: TCP Connection Loss · April 7, 2008
Sharkfest Was Great! · April 3, 2008
Wireshark 1.0 Released · March 31, 2008
Server Outage · March 20, 2008
Wireshark 0.99.8 Released · February 27, 2008
Vint Cerf at Sharkfest! · February 19, 2008
New Video: Analyzing DNS Queries · February 4, 2008
New Video: ICMP Redirection (plus a Tech Talk) · January 7, 2008
Wireshark 0.99.7 Released · December 18, 2007
New Mirror in Indonesia · December 16, 2007
Nmap is 10 · December 14, 2007
New Video: Advanced IO Graphing · November 5, 2007
German Tutorial from Mirko Kulpa · November 1, 2007
In Memoriam: Jun-ichiro Hagino · October 30, 2007
New Article: Time to Roll Your Own 802.11n Standard · October 5, 2007
New Video: Faulty Padding · September 24, 2007
First Annual SHARKFEST Announced · September 12, 2007
Wireshark Wins 2007 InfoWorld BOSSIE Award · September 10, 2007
New Article: SPAN Port or TAP? CSO Beware · September 9, 2007
New Article: Analyzing TCP Performance with Wireshark · August 17, 2007
Wireshark 0.99.6a Windows Installer Released · July 9, 2007
Wireshark 0.99.6 Released · July 5, 2007
New Article: Creating Your Own Custom Wireshark Dissector · July 2, 2007
New Video: Building ACL Rules · July 2, 2007
Wireshark at LinuxWorld 2007 · June 27, 2007
New tool: WPA PSK Generator · June 22, 2007
New Book: Practical Packet Analysis · May 23, 2007
eWEEK Says We're Important · May 2, 2007
Wireshark! Live! Helpdesk · April 1, 2007
Wireshark University Announced · March 19, 2007
New Mirror in Hungary · March 2, 2007
New Mirror in Germany · February 21, 2007
McAfee VirusScan False Positive · February 13, 2007
Wireshark 0.99.5 Released · February 1, 2007
WinPcap 4.0 Released · January 29, 2007
3Com Says We're "Best-Of-Breed" · January 29, 2007
New Mirror in the U.S. · January 22, 2007
New Mirror in the Netherlands · January 5, 2007
MacOS X Package Available · January 4, 2007
Article in COMPUTERWOCHE.de · November 14, 2006
Wireshark 0.99.4 Released · October 31, 2006
Wireshark Training Available for Q1 2007 · October 23, 2006
Site Outage · September 18, 2006
Wireshark 0.99.3 Released · August 23, 2006
Wireshark 0.99.2 Released · July 17, 2006
Tutorial and Podcast from Chris Sanders · July 14, 2006
Symantec Antivirus False Positive · July 4, 2006
We're (still) #2! · June 21, 2006
Ethereal® is now Wireshark™ · June 7, 2006