# karol-broda/snitch

a prettier way to inspect network connections

Repository: https://github.com/karol-broda/snitch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/snitch
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-11T19:16:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 63, longevity 26
- inputs: {"age_days": 371, "days_push": 83, "days_rel": 247, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3485, forks 55 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:06.981967+00:00)

## What it is
snitch is a Go CLI/TUI tool that provides a friendlier alternative to ss and netstat for inspecting network connections. It displays connections in styled tables or a clean terminal UI with themes, DNS resolution, and configurable refresh intervals.

## Use cases
- inspect active network connections from the terminal
- find which processes have open sockets
- replace netstat with a prettier tool
- watch live network connections with a tui
- resolve hostnames for active connections
- debug listening ports on my machine

## When to choose
- you want a human-friendly, themed replacement for ss/netstat
- you need a lightweight cross-platform connection inspector with a TUI
- you want easy installation via homebrew, nix, aur, or docker

## When to avoid
- you need deep packet inspection or traffic capture (use tcpdump/wireshark)
- you need scripted machine-readable output for automation pipelines
- you require firewall or connection-blocking features

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, monitoring, terminal-ui, cli, developer-tools
- domain: networking, developer-tools, monitoring
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: netstat-alternative, ss-alternative, tui, network-inspection, go, themes, command-line, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- karol-broda/snitch (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.981967+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:36:24.261627+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/karol-broda/snitch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.981967+00:00, sha d3d02ecbc3d4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.