Articles on Proxygen Docs

Modern Charles Proxy Alternative

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Proxygen is an HTTP debugging tool for Mac, iPhone and iPad, built around a TLS manipulator-in-the-middle proxy that captures and decrypts HTTPS traffic. It is a native Swift app, and its license is a one-time purchase. For anyone searching for a Charles Proxy alternative, this article goes through the familiar tools and their Proxygen counterparts, what Proxygen adds on top, and how the licensing compares.

The everyday workflow

Debugging in Proxygen starts in the History tool: you capture traffic, watch HTTP requests and API calls stream in from the app you are testing, and use filter rules and flags to isolate the requests that matter. From there, Intercept stops requests and responses on the wire for editing, and the Editor tool replays modified requests against the server.

Mitmproxy for iOS

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

mitmproxy is a favorite tool for inspecting HTTP traffic — free, open source and endlessly scriptable. Capturing traffic from an iPhone with it takes a computer, though: you run the proxy there, point the device’s Wi-Fi proxy settings at it, and install the certificate from mitm.it. Proxygen is a native HTTP debugging proxy for Mac, iPhone and iPad — a TLS manipulator-in-the-middle proxy that captures and decrypts HTTPS traffic on the device itself, sold as a one-time purchase.

Best Proxyman Alternative

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Proxygen is a native HTTP debugging proxy for Mac, iPhone and iPad — a TLS manipulator-in-the-middle proxy that captures and decrypts HTTPS traffic, sold as a one-time purchase. If you are looking for a Proxyman alternative, this article maps familiar features to their Proxygen equivalents, shows what Proxygen adds, and compares pricing.

The everyday workflow

A typical session in Proxygen starts in the History tool. You start traffic capture, watch HTTP requests and API calls arrive as your app runs, and narrow the list down with filter rules and flags until you find the request you care about. From there you can stop the next one on the wire with Intercept, or copy it into the Editor tool to modify and replay it against the server.