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Npcap

Nmap Project's Windows packet capture and transmission library

From nmap·Updated June 13, 2026·View on GitHub·

[**Npcap**](https://npcap.com) is a packet capture and injection library for Windows by the [**Nmap Project**](https://nmap.org). It is a complete update to the unmaintained [**WinPcap**](http://www.winpcap.org/) project with improved speed, reliability, and security. The project is written primarily in C, distributed under the Other license, first published in 2015. It has gained significant community traction with 3,528 stars and 585 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: packet-capture, windows.

Latest release: v1.88Npcap 1.88

Npcap

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Npcap is a packet capture and injection library for
Windows by the Nmap Project. It is a complete update to
the unmaintained WinPcap project with improved
speed, reliability, and security.

Documentation

The complete documentation for Npcap is available in the Npcap
Guide
on npcap.com. There you
will find information about
installation,
reporting
bugs
,
developing software with
Npcap
, and Npcap
internals
.

Downloads

The latest installer, Software Development Kit (SDK), source, and debug symbols
can be downloaded from https://npcap.com/#download

Bug report

Please report any bugs or issues about Npcap at: Npcap issues on
GitHub
. In your report, please provide
your
DiagReport
output, user software version (e.g. Nmap, Wireshark), reproduce steps and other
information you think necessary. Refer to the Npcap Guide section on reporting
bugs
for more
complete directions.

License

The Npcap License allows
end users to download, install, and use Npcap from our site for free on up to 5
systems (including commercial usage). Software providers (open source or
otherwise) which want to use Npcap functionality are welcome to point their
users to npcap.com for those users to download and install.

We fund the Npcap project by selling Npcap OEM. This
special version of Npcap includes enterprise features such as the silent
installer and commercial support as well as special license rights.

Contact

  • dev@nmap.org (Nmap development list, for technical issues and discussion)
  • sales@nmap.com (Sales address for commercial/licensing issues)
  • Npcap Issues Tracker

Contributors

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This article is auto-generated from nmap/npcap via the GitHub API.Last fetched: 6/13/2026