Scan, monitor, and troubleshoot wireless networks for macOS

WiFi Explorer for Mac

WiFi Explorer for Mac

  -  7.15 MB  -  Trial
  • Latest Version

    WiFi Explorer 3.5.4 LATEST

  • Review by

    Daniel Leblanc

  • Operating System

    macOS 10.14 Mojave or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Intuitibits LLC. / External Link

  • Filename

    WiFiExplorer_3.5.4.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    e63b6aa4d9457801317d3d83784f4295

WiFi Explorer is a Mac utility that allows you to scan, monitor, and troubleshoot wireless networks. It gathers configuration and capability information about all the networks it discovers and presents it on an easy-to-use, intuitive user interface.

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Information includes network name (SSID), BSSID, vendor, channel, band, security configuration, supported data rates, and much more. It supports 802.11b/g/n networks in the 2.4 GHz frequency band, as well as 802.11a/n/ac in the 5 GHz frequency band.

Highlights

Simple & Intuitive Interface

Easily access detailed Wi-Fi network insights through a user-friendly and intuitive design.

Comprehensive Wi-Fi Network Analysis
Advanced decoding and filtering provide in-depth visibility into network capabilities and configurations.

Powerful Troubleshooting & Diagnostics
Quickly detect channel conflicts, interference, and configuration issues affecting network performance.

Features
  • Easy-to-use, intuitive user interface
  • Graphical visualization of the wifi environment
  • Works with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless networks
  • Supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands as well as 20, 40, 80 and 160 MHz channels
  • Signal quality estimations based on signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
  • Accurate conversion from dBm to percentage (%) for easier analysis and optimization
  • Detailed description of information elements (IE) advertised by the access point for advanced troubleshooting
  • Device name discovery of access points (if available)
  • Selectable and sortable columns
  • Customizable colors for easily tracking particular networks
  • Editable column for labels or annotations
  • Save results for later review and analysis
  • Export metrics and network details to CSV file format
  • Full screen mode
  • Comprehensive help
What`s New
  • Fixes an issue when filtering scan results by BSSID.
  • Updates information element decoders to be compliant with IEEE 802.11-2024.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
  • Fixes detection of WPA3 Enterprise mode in some instances.
  • Fixes an issue where some WPA2 (802.1X) networks were incorrectly identified as WPA2/WPA3 (802.1X).
  • Fixes the display of Emoji ZWJ sequences in SSIDs.
  • Fixes parsing of nontransmitted BSSID profiles fragmented across two or more Multiple BSSID elements.
  • Fixes an issue where the length of the Element ID Extension List of the Non-Inheritance element extension could be incorrect.
  • Improves performance when parsing Multiple BSSID elements.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.
System Requirements

Requires macOS 10.14.6 or later.

PROS
  • Comprehensive WiFi Analysis
  • User-Friendly Interface
  • Real-Time Network Scanning
  • Advanced Filtering Options
  • Supports Multiple WiFi Standards
CONS
  • Mac-Only Compatibility
  • Limited Troubleshooting Tools
  • Can Be Overwhelming for Beginners
  • Higher Price Compared to Alternatives
Note: 3 days trial version. Requires 64-bit processor.

  • WiFi Explorer 3.5.4 Screenshots

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    WiFi Explorer 3.5.4 Screenshot 1
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What's new in this version:

- Fixes an issue when filtering scan results by BSSID
- Updates information element decoders to be compliant with IEEE 802.11-2024
- Other minor fixes and improvements