# archeb/opentrace **Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/archeb-opentrace).** 3,835 stars · 160 forks · C# · gpl-3.0 ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/Archeb/opentrace - Homepage: https://opentrace.app - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/archeb-opentrace.md ## Topics `network` `network-analysis` `traceroute` `utility` ## Description Opentrace is a network diagnostic utility designed to analyze and map network paths. It combines real-time traceroute data with geographic IP resolution to provide a visual traceroute tool for detecting routing issues and network bottlenecks. The project features interactive path visualization and geographic route mapping, transforming raw hop-by-hop data into spatial maps. It includes privacy-focused identity masking to hide initial network hops and supports custom DNS resolution, including DNS-over-HTTPS, and local IP database imports for geographic mapping without relying on remote API services. The utility covers a broad range of network analysis capabilities, including continuous latency monitoring, packet loss tracking, and path stability analysis. It also provides a command-line interface to trigger diagnostic traces for integration with automated scripts and external workflows. ## Tags ### Networking & Communication - [Network Route Visualization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-route-visualization.md) — Maps the route data packets take to a destination on a visual interface to identify network bottlenecks. - [Network Diagnostic Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-diagnostic-utilities.md) — Provides a comprehensive utility for monitoring packet loss and latency across network hops to analyze path stability. - [Path Diagnostics](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-diagnostic-utilities/path-diagnostics.md) — Analyzes network routing paths and individual hops to detect bottlenecks and routing issues in real-time. - [Network Diagnostics](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-diagnostics.md) — Uses traceroute tools to identify the location of network failures and analyze traffic flow between points. - [Round-Trip Time Measurements](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/round-trip-time-measurements.md) — Measures round-trip time for each network jump by tracking packet transmission and ICMP responses. - [Network Hop Masking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-hop-masking.md) — Includes privacy-focused identity masking to hide initial network hops during diagnostic tracing. ([source](https://opentrace.app)) ### Data & Databases - [Network Hop Geolocation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/geolocation-databases/ip-geolocation/network-hop-geolocation.md) — Maps the physical location of individual nodes in a network routing path using local IP databases. - [IP Location Data Imports](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/local-databases/ip-location-data-imports.md) — Supports importing local database files to resolve and display geographic information for network hops. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/archeb/opentrace@dev/README.md)) - [Path Visualization Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/geolocation-databases/ip-geolocation/network-hop-geolocation/path-visualization-interfaces.md) — Transforms raw hop-by-hop latency and loss data into a graphical map for spatial network analysis. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/archeb/opentrace@dev/README.md)) ### Scientific & Mathematical Computing - [IP-to-City Localization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/scientific-mathematical-computing/data-modeling-processing/geospatial-and-location-services/location-services/address-localization/ip-to-city-localization.md) — Maps network addresses to geographic locations using local binary data files to avoid remote API reliance. ### System Administration & Monitoring - [Network Latency Testing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/network-latency-testing.md) — Tracks packet loss and response delays across every hop to evaluate network connection stability. - [Path Stability Analysis](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/real-time-network-monitors/path-diagnostics/path-stability-analysis.md) — Provides real-time traceroute analysis to detect packet loss and evaluate network path stability. ([source](https://opentrace.app)) - [TTL-Based Path Discovery](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/ttl-based-path-discovery.md) — Implements sequential probe packets with incrementing TTL values to identify every router between source and destination. - [Latency Monitoring](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/log-analysis-tools/latency-monitoring.md) — Runs continuous traces to track packet loss and latency across every network hop for performance monitoring. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/archeb/opentrace@dev/README.md)) - [Network Diagnostic Automation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/network-diagnostic-automation.md) — Enables triggering route traces via command line to integrate diagnostic data into external monitoring scripts. ### Graphics & Multimedia - [Traceroute Visualizers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/visualization-mapping/visualization-frameworks/coordinate-systems/geographic-converters/geographic-visualization-tools/traceroute-visualizers.md) — Offers a graphical interface for visualizing the network path packets take using traceroute and geographic mapping. ### Security & Cryptography - [Custom DNS Resolvers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/encrypted-dns-resolvers/custom-dns-resolvers.md) — Supports the use of specified external DNS servers and DNS-over-HTTPS endpoints for network resolution. - [Network Hop Masking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/network-hop-masking.md) — Hides initial network hops and utilizes custom DNS resolvers to protect identity during diagnostic tracing. ### Web Development - [Geographic Route Visualization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/routing-systems/routing/parameter-handling-utilities/path-parameter-converters/route-path-generators/geographic-route-visualization.md) — Illustrates the hop-by-hop journey of data packets on a map through geographic route visualization. ([source](https://opentrace.app/))