InSSIDer explained

inSSIDer
Developer:	MetaGeek, LLC
Latest Release Version:	5.5.0
Latest Release Date:	^[1]
Programming Language:	C
Operating System:	Microsoft Windows 7 or higher, OS X Snow Leopard or higher (via Mac App Store)
Platform:	.NET Framework
Size:	5.5 MB (.msi)
Language:	English (US)
Genre:	WiFi network analyzer
License:	4.x: Shareware ^[2] 3.x: Proprietary 2.x: Apache License^[3]

inSSIDer is a Wi-Fi network scanner application for Microsoft Windows and OS X developed by MetaGeek, LLC.^[4] It has received awards such as a 2008 Infoworld Bossie Award for "Best of Open Source Software in Networking",^[5] but as of inSSIDer 3, it is no longer open-source.

History

inSSIDer began as a replacement for NetStumbler, a popular Windows Wi-Fi scanner, which had not been actively developed for several years and reputedly did not work with modern 64-bit operating systems or versions of Windows higher than Windows XP. The project was inspired by Charles Putney on The Code Project.

Features

• New in Version 5.0: channel utilization break down to show device (AP and client) airtime utilization; see connected client devices and info about client such as utilization and signal strength
• Gathers information from wireless card and software
• Helps choose the best wireless channel available
• Wi-Fi network information such as SSID, MAC, vendor, data rate, signal strength, and security
• Graphs signal strength over time
• Shows which Wi-Fi network channels overlap

System requirements

Windows

• Version 5.0: Microsoft Windows 7 or higher
• Version 3.0: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or higher
• Version 2.1: Microsoft Windows XP SP2
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or higher

OS X

• OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or higher

External links

• • (Apache 2.0 license)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crane . Joel . 2021-09-30 . inSSIDer 5 Release Notes . 2023-02-01 . MetaGeek Support.
2. Web site: Download inSSIDer - MajorGeeks . 2023-01-31 . www.majorgeeks.com . en-US.
3. Web site: 2013-03-12 . inSSIDer-2 . 2023-01-31 . Github.
4. Web site: InSSIDer: A Wi-Fi Network Scanner for Today's Wardriver . November 18, 2008 . Henry, Alan . PCMag.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920084216/http://appscout.pcmag.com/utilities/274282-inssider-a-wi-fi-network-scanner-for-today-s-wardriver . September 20, 2012 . 2013-04-22 . dead .
5. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/IDGC-8MBQBK IDG’s "InfoWorld Names the Winners of the Best of Open Source Software for 2008"