WiFi Explorer Pro 3

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WiFi Explorer Pro 3

The leading Wi-Fi scanner for WLAN professionals. Design, validate and troubleshoot wireless networks from your Mac.

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7-day free trial · Requires macOS 13.5 or later

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WiFi Explorer Pro 3 for macOS in dark mode, displaying nearby Wi-Fi networks, advanced filtering options, signal strength, security details, and a 2.4/5 GHz channel spectrum graph.

Designed for Wi-Fi professionals and enthusiasts

Traditional scanners show you nearby networks. WiFi Explorer Pro 3 adds the expert tools you need to assess home, small office and enterprise Wi-Fi.

Expert features

Get an expert overview of the Wi-Fi landscape to quickly identify common problems affecting performance or connectivity.

Built for all environments

Filter and organize scan results by name, physical access point or vendor to make sense of networks of any size.

Additional integrations

Bring in data from spectrum analyzers and other sources to see how interference and channel utilization affect your network.

INTERFACE

Polished in every detail

WiFi Explorer Pro 3 is fast and clean. Customize graphs to fit any screen, and show or hide exactly the network information you need.

Graphs that adapt to different screen sizes
Show or hide labels, device names and annotations
A fast, clean interface that keeps the focus on your data

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS

Better than a Wi‑Fi scanner

Connect a compatible spectrum analyzer to see RF data alongside Wi-Fi information, and find the non-802.11 interference a scanner alone can’t.

Detect non-802.11 sources of interference
See how utilization and interference affect performance
RF and Wi-Fi data in the same window

SCAN SOURCES

Flexible and powerful

Whether you use your Mac’s built-in Wi-Fi, a remote sensor or access point, every network appears the same useful way.

Built-in Wi-Fi and remote sensors
Import scan results from capture files
Import from other apps

Everything in WiFi Explorer Pro 3

Multiple scan modes

Find networks using active, directed or passive scans.

Custom column profiles

Build column profiles from more than 950 available fields.

Organized scan results

Group networks by SSID, physical access point or vendor.

Capture file support

Import capture files to see the networks found in them.

Filters and coloring rules

Create custom filters and coloring rules for specific troubleshooting tasks.

Remote scanning

Scan remotely using a supported sensor or access point.

Associated clients

Identify clients associated with nearby access points.

Spectrum analysis

Identify non-802.11 interference with a supported spectrum analyzer.

Proximity beacons

Find nearby beacons using your Mac’s built-in Bluetooth LE radio.

Compare WiFi Explorer versions

Feature	WiFi Explorer Pro 3 Mac	WiFi Explorer Mac	WiFi Explorer Pro Windows
Scan modes	Active & passive*	Active	Active
Filtering	Advanced	Standard	Advanced
Saving scan results	✓	✓	✓
Detailed network capabilities	✓	✓	✓
Annotations	✓	✓	✓
Custom column profiles and column pinning	✓	–	✓
Capture file import	✓	–	✓
Remote scanning and sensor support	✓	–	✓
Coloring rules	✓	–	–
Organize by name, AP or vendor	✓	–	–
SSID overhead estimation	✓	–	–
Spectrum analysis integration	✓	–	–

* Passive scan mode is not available on Apple silicon Macs with an M1 chip.

Get WiFi Explorer Pro 3

Requires macOS 13.5 or later.