What Proxyman does on Mac
Proxyman is a native macOS HTTP debugging proxy that lets developers capture, inspect, and modify HTTP and HTTPS traffic from Mac apps, browsers, iOS simulators, and physical iOS and Android devices.
Built with Swift and Apple SwiftNIO, Proxyman sits between your apps and the network as a man-in-the-middle proxy after you install its certificate. You can view request and response headers and bodies, filter flows, repeat requests, compose new calls, and apply advanced tools such as Map Local, Map Remote, Breakpoints, Scripting, Protobuf decoding, and SSL Proxying lists. The interface is designed for day-to-day API and mobile app debugging rather than one-off packet dumps.
Typical Mac workflow
After installing Proxyman and its root certificate, you enable SSL Proxying for the domains you need and start capturing. Traffic from the Mac, an iOS Simulator, or a phone on the same network appears in the flow table, where you search, pin domains, and open raw or formatted views. When a backend misbehaves, you can breakpoint a request, edit JSON on the fly, or map a local JSON file to simulate responses without redeploying a server.
Version 6.11.0 highlights
Released June 8, 2026, version 6.11.0 improves filtering and stability. New features include GraphQL query name matching for MCP rules, header key-and-value filters with highlighted matches in content views, a popover that explains response failures, and a shortcut to enable SSL Proxying for a selected domain. Improvements add a WebSocket Protobuf rule menu item, faster client lookup during busy captures, SNI host display for SOCKS CONNECT requests to IPs, and refined toolbar behavior on macOS 26.
Licensing and requirements
Proxyman requires macOS 12 or later and runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. A free tier is available with limits; full Pro access uses paid perpetual or team subscription licenses with one year of updates included. Advanced tools such as unlimited SSL Proxying rules, Breakpoints, and Scripting sit behind the paid license according to the vendor documentation.
