Alternatives to Charles
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About Charles
Charles is a web debugging proxy that runs locally on Windows, macOS and Linux. It records and displays the HTTP and HTTPS data exchanged between your browser or other applications and the internet, including requests, responses and headers.
Other Network Tools services
Services in the same category that haven't been suggested as Charles alternatives yet. If one fits, add it as an alternative.
- TDTailscale DERP
Tailscale's relay server, which helps devices traverse NAT to establish connections
- WWhistle
Whistle is a cross-platform network debugging proxy that captures traffic over protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2, and WebSocket, and lets you modify requests and responses with rules. It comes in two versions: a desktop client and a command-line tool.
- whois
Self-hosted WHOIS/RDAP API and MCP server for domains, IPv4/IPv6, CIDRs and ASNs.
Open sourceSelf-hostable - PlugNPiN
Automatically scrapes containers with specific labels and creates local DNS/CNAME entries in Pi-Hole/AdGuard Home and proxy hosts in Nginx Proxy Manager
Open sourceSelf-hostable 
VibeTunnelVibeTunnel is a secure and anonymous proxy solution that enables users to browse the internet privately and bypass censorship.
Open sourceSelf-hostable
TailscaleTailscale is a zero-config VPN that creates a secure, private network between your devices, simplifying remote access and network management.
