Install caido with Homebrew Cask

Project links

• Homepage
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

• caido-cli

Project history

Caido was developed as a modern web-security auditing toolkit built around an intercepting proxy, HTTP history, replay, automation, findings, and extensible workflows. Its architecture supports both a desktop client and separately operated instances.

The project maintains a public GitHub project surface for binary releases and issue tracking, although its official FAQ states that Caido itself is not open source.

Adoption history

Caido is distributed as desktop and CLI software for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its public issue tracker, frequent binary releases, plugin ecosystem, and package-manager availability have helped it become an alternative to established intercepting-proxy tools.

How it is used

Security testers use Caido to proxy and inspect HTTP traffic, replay and modify requests, organize assessment projects, automate repetitive work, and extend the application through plugins.

A YAML configuration may be supplied explicitly with `caido-cli --config /path/to/caido.yaml`; the official guide does not define a mandatory default configuration-file location. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 flows and may use personal access tokens for headless workflows, but the reviewed official sources do not document a stable credentials-file path.

Why package nerds care

Caido is notable to package enthusiasts because the core application is proprietary rather than open source, while releases, issue tracking, SDKs, and extensions are exposed through public developer infrastructure. Packaging therefore centers on vendor-supplied binaries rather than reproducible source builds.

Timeline

• 2023: Public issue and release activity was established on the official GitHub project.
• 2026: The project continued shipping desktop and CLI binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Related projects

• Caido SDK and community plugins
• Burp Suite
• OWASP ZAP

Sources

• Official FAQ: https://docs.caido.io/faq
• Official documentation: https://docs.caido.io/
• Official releases: https://github.com/caido/caido/releases