Install Wireshark on Windows

The world's most popular network protocol analyzer.

Install commands

Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run one of these commands to install Wireshark.

winget
winget install --id WiresharkFoundation.Wireshark --exact --source winget
Scoop
scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/wireshark
Chocolatey
choco install wireshark -y

Package details

Category
VPN & Network
winget
WiresharkFoundation.Wireshark
Scoop
extras/wireshark
Chocolatey
wireshark

Package sources

The script installs exactly these packages. Versions are the latest ones recorded by the automated catalog check on 2026-09-14; they are used when version pinning is enabled.

Package managerPackageVerified versionSource
wingetWiresharkFoundation.Wireshark4.6.8Manifest
Scoopextras/wireshark–Manifest
Chocolateywireshark4.6.8Manifest

Install Wireshark together with other apps

Add this app to a WinMate selection to install it together with the rest in one script and with a single administrator prompt.

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