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carcal is an open-source terminal-based packet analyzer, offering network debugging and analysis capabilities similar to Wireshark but in a TUI environment. It is designed for network engineers and developers who prefer command-line tools.

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CLISelf-hosted
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Overview

5 features

carcal is a Debugging & profiling product. It focuses on analyzing and debugging network packets in the terminal without a graphical interface. It is built as an open-source project for network engineers and developers. carcal is open source under the MIT license. It runs on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

stricaud builds and maintains carcal, and the product first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 36 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include packet analysis, Terminal UI, and network debugging.

  • ✓Packet analysis
  • ✓Terminal UI
  • ✓Network debugging
  • ✓Open source
  • ✓Wireshark alternative

Tags

packet-analyzerterminal-uinetwork-debuggingwireshark-alternativeopen-source

AI capabilities

Weights: Open

Built with & integrations

Runs on
CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

LicenseMIT
Verified signals
✓ HTTPS✓ Open Source✓ Free tier✓ GitHub✓ Active maintenance

Recent events

Latest indexed changes and source events

  1. IndexedJul 14, 11:26 AM

    carcal verified by the PulseGate indexer

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Frequently asked questions about carcal

What does carcal do?
Carcal focuses on analyzing and debugging network packets in the terminal without a graphical interface. It is catalogued under Debugging & profiling on PulseGate.
Who is carcal for?
carcal is an open-source project built for network engineers and developers.
Is carcal free?
Yes — carcal is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does carcal run on?
carcal runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is carcal still maintained?
PulseGate's liveness checks currently classify carcal as active. The GitHub repository shows 36 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to carcal?
Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include ca-radar, calced, and cacli.ca-radarcalcedcacli
Who makes carcal?
carcal is developed by stricaud.
When did carcal launch?
carcal first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms
Cli
Languages
English
Open source
Yes (GitHub)
License
MIT
First seen
Jul 14, 2026
Activity
🟢 Active
Status
🟢 Active
Built for
Network engineers and developers
Model
Open source
Solves
Analyzing and debugging network packets in the terminal without a graphical interface.

Developer

stricaud
Solo developer
↗ GitHub

Open source

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⭐ Stars
0
🍴 Forks
0
Open issues
0
Last commit
2w ago
Commits 90d
36
Contributors
1
Authorship
Solo
Default branch
main
Latest release
v0.2.0 · 2w ago

Live coverage

Confidence
Low · 64
Indexed
Jul 14, 2026
Lifecycle
Alive
Activity
Active
First seen
Jul 2026
Last seen
2w ago
Identity audit (9)
Entity ID
cmrkkgitk0izaor28dly3i88o
Slug
carcal-pypi-org
Verification state
Indexed for public listing
Claim / listing state
Unclaimed · listed: yes
Index status
Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot
Jul 14, 2026
Timeline basis
Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Last updated
Jul 14, 2026
Canonical URL
https://pypi.org/project/carcal

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