Wireshark 4.6.0 Released with Enhanced Support for Encrypted Data and Updated Components
Wireshark, the widely-used network protocol analyzer, has released version 4.6.0, bringing improvements to encrypted data handling and updated underlying libraries. This release streamlines the user experience for macOS users and includes critical updates for Windows compatibility.
Key updates include enhanced support for dissecting encrypted traffic, improvements to the GUI powered by Qt 6.9.3, and a transition to the Npcap driver (v1.83) for packet capture on Windows,discontinuing support for the older WinPcap driver. The release is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux and can be downloaded from the official Wireshark website. Detailed facts about the changes can be found in the official release notes.
macOS users will benefit from a unified installer, eliminating the need for separate packages for ARM and Intel architectures.