{{Short description|Wi-Fi network scanner application}} {{Lowercase title}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox software | name = inSSIDer | logo = frameless | screenshot = | caption = inSSIDer 3 running on Windows 7 | collapsible = | author = | developer = MetaGeek, LLC | released = | latest release version = 5.6.1 | latest release date = {{release date and age|2026|01|}} | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | programming language = C | operating system = Microsoft Windows 7 or higher, OS X Snow Leopard or higher (via Mac App Store) | platform = .NET Framework | size = 5.5 MB (.msi) | language = English (US) | genre = WiFi network analyzer | license = 4.x: Shareware <ref>{{Cite web |title=Download inSSIDer - MajorGeeks |url=https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/inssider.html |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.majorgeeks.com |language=en-US}}</ref><br />3.x: Proprietary<br />2.x: Apache License<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-12 |title=inSSIDer-2 |url=https://github.com/metageek-llc/inSSIDer-2 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Github}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.metageek.com/products/inssider/}} }}
'''inSSIDer''' is a Wi-Fi network scanner application for Microsoft Windows and OS X developed by MetaGeek, LLC.<ref name="PCMag">{{cite web|url=http://appscout.pcmag.com/utilities/274282-inssider-a-wi-fi-network-scanner-for-today-s-wardriver |title=InSSIDer: A Wi-Fi Network Scanner for Today's Wardriver |date=November 18, 2008 |author=Henry, Alan |publisher=PCMag.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920084216/http://appscout.pcmag.com/utilities/274282-inssider-a-wi-fi-network-scanner-for-today-s-wardriver |archivedate=September 20, 2012 |accessdate=2013-04-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has received awards such as a 2008 Infoworld Bossie Award for "Best of Open Source Software in Networking",<ref>[http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/IDGC-8MBQBK IDG’s "InfoWorld Names the Winners of the Best of Open Source Software for 2008"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401221710/http://idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/IDGC-8MBQBK |date=2013-04-01 }} (press release). IDG.com. August 4, 2008.<!--http://akamai.infoworld.com/about/bossies/bossies_pr08.pdf dead link, may return.--></ref> but as of inSSIDer 3, it is no longer open-source.
==History== inSSIDer began as a replacement for NetStumbler, a popular Windows Wi-Fi scanner, which had not been actively developed for several years and reputedly did not work with modern 64-bit operating systems or versions of Windows higher than Windows XP. The project was inspired by Charles Putney on The Code Project.
==Features== * New in Version 5.0: channel utilization break down to show device (AP and client) airtime utilization; see connected client devices and info about client such as utilization and signal strength * Gathers information from wireless card and software * Helps choose the best wireless channel available * Wi-Fi network information such as SSID, MAC, vendor, data rate, signal strength, and security * Graphs signal strength over time * Shows which Wi-Fi network channels overlap
==System requirements==
===Windows=== * Version 5.0: Microsoft Windows 7 or higher * Version 3.0: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or higher * Version 2.1: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 * Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or higher
===OS X=== * OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or higher
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.metageek.com/products/inssider/}} * {{github|metageek-llc/inSSIDer-2}} (Apache 2.0 license)
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