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I hope this works out! Using fiddler us such a frustrating experience. The documentation is practically non existent and the ux is atrocious, and as far as I ca

by pault 7y ago

I hope this works out! Using fiddler us such a frustrating experience. The documentation is practically non existent and the ux is atrocious, and as far as I can tell the closest thing to a manual is a paid ebook by the developer (I was so pissed when I discovered this). I would be very happy to have an open source alternative!

pimterry 7y ago
Me too :-). I built this myself in large part because of frustrations with Fiddler. It was an amazing tool at the time, but it hasn't aged well imo... Hopefully this is your open source alternative - give it a go, let me know if there's something Fiddler does for you that HTTP Toolkit doesn't!
altano 7y ago
If you think Fiddler sucks get a Mac and try using the tools available there like Charles Proxy. Ugh.
- luckman212 7y ago
  Curious about this comment. I'm a Mac user and a Charles user. I find it to be a great tool. Why the negativity?
  - altano 7y ago
    It's extremely hard to use compared to something like Fiddler, especially when you are doing more than just tracing.
- jame_bkk 7y ago
  Give Proxyman (https://proxyman.io/ https://proxyman.io/) a try, which is a better alternative for Fiddler and Charles Proxy.
- stephenr 7y ago
  https://proxie.app/ https://proxie.app/ Works pretty well IMO.
jmkni 7y ago
I don't mind Fiddler, and $15 dollars for a book on a free, incredibly powerful, tool is a bargain IMHO.
- pault 7y ago
  What bothers me is not the price, it's that the only documentation available is an ebook that one of the developers wrote as a side project. The tool is very powerful, but it's a nightmare to use, and it doesn't matter how powerful it is if you spend more time struggling with the software than fixing the problem you have that requires it in the first place. I'm just happy that someone is attempting to create an alternative with a focus on usability and cross platform support.
  - jmkni 7y ago
    Yeah fair, Fiddler is definitely well...fiddly, and a bit dated as well. Agree that it's good to see new alternatives.

by pault 7y ago

pimterry 7y ago

Me too :-). I built this myself in large part because of frustrations with Fiddler. It was an amazing tool at the time, but it hasn't aged well imo... Hopefully this is your open source alternative - give it a go, let me know if there's something Fiddler does for you that HTTP Toolkit doesn't!

altano 7y ago

If you think Fiddler sucks get a Mac and try using the tools available there like Charles Proxy. Ugh.

luckman212 7y ago
Curious about this comment. I'm a Mac user and a Charles user. I find it to be a great tool. Why the negativity?
- altano 7y ago
  It's extremely hard to use compared to something like Fiddler, especially when you are doing more than just tracing.
jame_bkk 7y ago
Give Proxyman (https://proxyman.io/ https://proxyman.io/) a try, which is a better alternative for Fiddler and Charles Proxy.
stephenr 7y ago
https://proxie.app/ https://proxie.app/ Works pretty well IMO.

jmkni 7y ago

I don't mind Fiddler, and $15 dollars for a book on a free, incredibly powerful, tool is a bargain IMHO.

pault 7y ago
What bothers me is not the price, it's that the only documentation available is an ebook that one of the developers wrote as a side project. The tool is very powerful, but it's a nightmare to use, and it doesn't matter how powerful it is if you spend more time struggling with the software than fixing the problem you have that requires it in the first place. I'm just happy that someone is attempting to create an alternative with a focus on usability and cross platform support.
- jmkni 7y ago
  Yeah fair, Fiddler is definitely well...fiddly, and a bit dated as well. Agree that it's good to see new alternatives.