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ChatTCP: PCAP Viewer & Analyzer

ChatTCP makes viewing network packets as easy as reading chats! Supporting TCP & UDP.

Lower the barrier to TCP packet inspection and analysis | ChatTCP features

Lower the barrier to TCP packet inspection and analysis

Browse TCP packets just like reading a chat log; View TCP packet details in a TCP protocol data structure view, with annotations on every packet to aid understanding; Automatically analyze TCP connection latency, retransmission and packet loss, abnormal disconnections, and incomplete handshakes; Automatically detect anomalies in HTTP protocol packets; Provide an AI assistant to help analyze TCP network issues.

Application-layer protocol decoding | ChatTCP features

Application-layer protocol decoding

ChatTCP currently supports decoding of common application-layer protocols such as HTTP, WebSocket, Redis, MySQL, and DNS. Additionally, it allows extending custom protocol decoding capabilities via JavaScript plugins. No need to worry about complex TCP segmentation and reassembly; simply focus on your protocol's data structure.

Lower the barrier to learning network protocols | ChatTCP features

Lower the barrier to learning network protocols

ChatTCP provides multiple PCAP examples for every beginner to learn and master TCP/UDP protocols as well as application-layer protocols such as HTTP and WebSocket.

Also included are troubleshooting examples to help you learn how to diagnose network issues.

Exportable files | ChatTCP features

Exportable files

Export files transmitted via HTTP protocol, supporting images, videos, audio, HTML, Text, JSON, XML and binary files.

The system automatically identifies files transmitted via HTTP protocol in all TCP connections, and can properly parse chunked transfer and compressed transfer files.

Advanced Search | ChatTCP features

Advanced Search

No need to write filter expressions, search by filling out forms without remembering filter expressions.

Search condition forms corresponding to data structures have been implemented for TCP protocol and several application-layer protocols.

Search the entire PCAP file directly. Search results may contain multiple packets from multiple connections, and results are still displayed in chat view.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about ChatTCP to help you better understand and use our tools

1

Why is it called ChatTCP?

Initially, ChatTCP only supported viewing and analyzing TCP traffic in PCAP. The 'TCP' in the name refers to the TCP protocol, indicating that it is a TCP analysis tool. 'Chat' refers to the tool's core feature—a chat-like interactive interface. Thus, the name ChatTCP.

2

Can ChatTCP only view TCP packets?

With the iteration of features, ChatTCP can now view not only TCP packets but also UDP packets in PCAP files. However, due to the different concepts of TCP and UDP, they are not merged together but separated into different traffic pages.

In addition to viewing TCP and UDP packets in PCAP, ChatTCP also provides PCAP network analysis reports.

3

What problems can ChatTCP help diagnose?

ChatTCP can automatically analyze connection anomalies, such as incomplete handshakes, client/server initiated disconnections, retransmission packets, unacknowledged packets, etc. It calculates connection latency, packet loss rate, and retransmission rate. For application layer, it currently supports HTTP protocol diagnosis, automatically analyzing HTTP anomalies like status codes, request headers, and response headers.

The AI diagnostic analysis assistant converts packets into structured data, decodes application layer protocol data, and provides basic analysis data, enabling AI to understand packets and perform further reasoning analysis, extending ChatTCP's diagnostic analysis capabilities.

4

What application-layer protocols does ChatTCP support?

ChatTCP currently supports decoding of HTTP, WebSocket, Redis, MySQL, DNS, and other protocols, but does not support TLS protocol decoding.

In addition to the default supported protocols, you can also use ChatTCP's protocol decoding plugin feature to write JS scripts to decode custom application-layer protocols.

5

What's the difference between ChatTCP online version and the APP?

There's no functional difference between ChatTCP online version and the APP, but they differ in implementation.

The online version requires uploading pcap files to the server for analysis, while the APP analyzes locally offline. If you're concerned about privacy data leakage in pcap files, we recommend downloading the APP for use.

MCP is provided by the online version, and using MCP Server requires uploading files to the server.

6

How is ChatTCP different from Wireshark?

Wireshark is an all-encompassing protocol analyzer for power users. ChatTCP, however, focuses on making TCP analysis accessible through an intuitive, chat-like interface, allowing developers to solve most common network problems instantly without the steep learning curve.

7

Will using ChatTCP leak private data from PCAP files?

We strictly adhere to our privacy policy and will not leak private data from user-uploaded PCAP files in the online version. Our APP performs offline local analysis and does not collect user data.

Please note that the APP's AI diagnostic analysis assistant feature requires interaction with AI models, so we recommend confirming there's no sensitive privacy data before using the AI diagnostic analysis assistant.

User Testimonials

What developers worldwide are saying about ChatTCP

"这个应用虽然比较小众,但是对于从事网络相关的开发还是非常有用的,期待后面的功能体验优化以及更多的特性。"

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Wklken Woo

China

Nov 27, 2025

"I stumbled upon this tool, and the idea of viewing network packets like a chat log is brilliant! It's incredibly simple to use."

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Emily Rodriguez

USA

Oct 12, 2025

"I absolutely love this tool, it fits my workflow perfectly. No need to study tutorials like Wireshark, forget about learning filter expressions or memorizing TCP flags!"

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jheisler sokolis

USA

Sep 5, 2025

Recommended at XCon2025 Security Focus Information Security Technical Summit:

"使用ChatTCP工具辅助阅读网络数据包:可视化,可交互模式帮助安全工程师阅读理解网络数据包,甚至是跟着大模型一起学习网络协议,全面拓宽安全人员的工作技能,增强网络故障的诊断、分析和排障能力。"

二米

China

Aug 22, 2025