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Avidemux vs PCAPdroid

Avidemux

avidemux.sourceforge.net

PCAPdroid

emanuele-f.github.io

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FigureAvidemuxPCAPdroid
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WebYes—
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYes—
Android—Yes
Plans published22
Spec score · Network Packet Capture Software8.2 (#3)7.2 (#18)
PurposeAvidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks.PCAPdroid is an open-source network capture and monitoring tool that works without root privileges.
SupportThe homepage welcomes patches, translations and bug reports.The project directs questions to Emanuele Faranda by email and provides Telegram and Matrix community channels.

Plans

Avidemux

  • Free and open sourceFree
  • AvidemuxFree

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PCAPdroid

  • FreeFree
  • Paid FeaturesPrice not published

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In their own words

Avidemux

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PCAPdroid

PCAPdroid is an open-source Android network capture and monitoring tool that works without root privileges. It uses Android VpnService to receive app traffic, then processes it locally without creating an external VPN. Its connection view shows protocol, ports, addresses, status and traffic volume. Captures can be saved as PCAP files or sent remotely for analysis, and the app supports offline trace analysis, display filters and command-line capture. It can decrypt HTTPS/TLS traffic for a specific app, subject to Android certificate trust limitations. The free plan covers core monitoring and capture; paid features add a firewall for blocking apps, domains and IP addresses with configurable rules and allowlists, as well as malware detection using third-party blacklists and PCAPng format. PCAPdroid supports real-time PCAP-over-IP analysis with tools such as Wireshark, ntopng and tcpdump. In non-root mode it captures only outgoing connections started by the device running it, not traffic from other devices on the network. The project says it collects no information and processes traffic locally.

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