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bettercap for Mac

Swiss army knife for network attacks and monitoring

Quick answer: bettercap is a networking tool for macOS. Install it with brew install bettercap. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only licence. It has 285 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What bettercap is

bettercap is a networking tool for macOS: swiss army knife for network attacks and monitoring.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only licence.

How to install bettercap

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install bettercap.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install bettercap on Mac?

Run brew install bettercap in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is bettercap open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-only licence.

Does bettercap run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is bettercap?

It was installed 285 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2095 in this catalogue.

What version of bettercap is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.41.7.