tricker5453

Just noticed this post making the rounds in Hacker News. I've worked with these tools for tens of years so figured I'd chime in, although I haven't commented here before. Lately I've been super happy with the Proxygen app and wanted to add it to the discussion because I really want to see that app thrive. Included the URL as the names are easy to confuse.

Proxygen (https://proxygen.app) has this super cool way to pair its iPhone app with the Mac app, and then remotely inspect traffic from iPhone apps on the Mac. You do the pairing once and then just beam traffic over. Attaching cables feels pretty ancient compared to this.

I mean, Charles Proxy was a great option perhaps 20 years ago, in a time when there weren't any native Mac apps around.

If you take a closer look at the HTTP proxy app space a lot has happened since then. We have many free open source apps like mitmproxy, information security focused tools like Burp Suite and many others.

I have taken a liking on a relatively new app Proxygen (https://proxygen.app). They've nailed their UI and the app receives constant updates. Their free version runs circles around similar apps like Charles and Proxyman which aren't that great value these days.