Summary

Proxyman is a powerful web proxy platform built by Josh Holtz, offering robust HTTPS traffic inspection capabilities alongside native support for iOS, Android, and macOS devices. The core function involves inspecting HTTP and HTTPS traffic in plain text, enabling SSL proxying that allows clients to bypass restrictions on iOS Simulator and Android devices. This feature exports request and response data, utilizing content filtering, body syntax highlighting, and JSON tree view formats for better code readability.

The interface includes advanced tools for categorizing content, creating custom previewer tabs, and applying horizontal or vertical layout styles to code blocks. Developers can customize toolbars, highlight specific sections with color, and add custom comments to requests, all of which streamlines the workflow. Users can apply message pack previewers, JSONPath filters, and execute scripts within the terminal, as well as manage multiple tabs efficiently with multiple filter options and command palette support.

Beyond basic inspection, the system offers complex configurations including wildcard regex matching, scripting with JS addons, and custom headers. Advanced modes support WebSocket debugging, network throttling, multiple filters, and publish features to Gist repositories. The platform is widely adopted by over 500k developers worldwide, featuring features like local and remote file mapping, breakpoints, and automatic manual setup, while also supporting blocking, allowing, and external proxying of HTTPSSOCKSPAC and Protobuf protocols. Users can import proxy files, customize root settings, and configure certificates for robust security.

The application prioritizes performance and developer experience with no caching and repeat requests support. It offers WebSocket debugging and session saving to maintain context during extended tasks. Security enhancements include block and allow lists, DNS spoofing protection, and remote file mapping capabilities. By integrating Charles web proxy, proxyman_app, and other frameworks like Atlantis and Fantastical, users gain a unified solution that looks exceptionally nice while maintaining high-performance code editors for thousands of happy users daily. The app provides an interface that is more user-friendly and process-oriented than older alternatives, making it the preferred choice among many pros who recently switched to it after ten years.

Title

Proxyman - Best HTTP Debugging Proxy for macOS, iOS, Windows & Linux

Description

Proxyman is a native, high-performance HTTP debugging proxy app for macOS, iOS, Windows, and Linux. Capture, inspect, and mock HTTP/HTTPS requests with ease. The best Charles Proxy and Fiddler alternative for developers.

Keywords

charles, traffic, proxy, capture, network, tool, requests, more, tools, code, android, request, works, devices, read, documentation, hacker

NS Lookup

A 172.67.173.119, A 104.21.30.171

Dates

Created 2026-03-10

Updated 2026-03-24

Summarized 2026-03-26