


While Pi Sniffer does require the GPIO header on the Raspberry Pi Zero W, you can buy that pre-soldered. The project was conceived with the goal to avoid any type of soldering. Also, I wanted this project to be cheap (less than $100) and require no soldering. The goal of this project was to create a Wi-Fi sniffer that I could carry around in my pocket, easily view real-time status, decrypt packets on the fly, and change antenna channels as needed. If you don't trust that, you can generate your own release by using the image_gen/create_image.sh script. You can download an RPI image of this project from the "Releases" page. While there are many excellent sniffing platforms out there, Pi Sniffer is unique for its small size, real-time display of captured data, and handling of user input. Pi Sniffer is a Wi-Fi sniffer built on the Raspberry Pi Zero W.
