The Chanalyzer free experience is designed for people to evaluate Chanalyzer's features and capabilities, or to open a packet capture that someone else took (a colleague, perhaps) for investigation.
Steps to download Chanalyzer and run the free version:
- Create a my.metageek.com account here
- Download Chanalyzer 6 here
- Sign into Chanalyzer 6 with your my.metageek.com account credentials (no license key required!)
- Playback the first 5 minutes of any .pcap file (sample files can be found here)
If you already own supported hardware for packet capture and want to trial the licensed version, please reach out to support@metageek.com with this request.
Free vs paid Chanalyzer limitations
| limited free version | full license | |
| Open .tonic or .pcap files for analysis |
YES, first 5 minutes of the capture file |
YES |
| Capture live Wi-Fi traffic | NO | YES |
| Save your capture as a .tonic or .pcap file | NO | YES |