HttpWatch: An HTTP Viewer and HTTP Sniffer for IE and Firefox

New in Version 5.3

Printing Support

HttpWatch log files can be printed in HttpWatch Studio or from the IE plug-in::

New in Version 5.2

Clear Cookies and the Browser Cache

A new Tools menu provides commands for clearing cookies and the cache:

General Options

The General Options dialog provides control over the use of shortcut keys, confirmation of clearing and whether the log is cleared for each new recording session:

Recording Options

HttpWatch can now be configured to automatically record and save log files with no manual intervention or programming. Log files are written out to a specified directory at regular intervals or when IE closes:

Automation Support for Auto-Recording, Cache and Cookie Clearing

The Plugin automation interface has been extended so that cookies and cache entries can now be programmatically cleared. Automatic recording and saving of log files can also be configured through the automation interface:

Improved Performance and Memory Usage

HttpWatch now has a smaller memory footprint and improved performance when recording large numbers of requests.

New in Version 5.1

Improved Support for International Characters

Page titles, query strings and POST parameters now show international characters:

The content window now detects and supports commonly used character encodings:

The XML and CSV export files now support UTF8 encoding:

Page Grouping Added to Automation Interface and XML/CSV Export Files

The CSV and XML export files now have page grouping information

Request Level timings Added to Automation Interface and XML Export

Request level timings (e.g. Connect, Send, Wait etc.) have been added to the automation interface and XML export file:

Summary Data Added to Automation Interface

Summary information (e.g. number of roundtrips, bytes received/sent, etc.) for individual pages or the whole log can now be accessed through the automation interface:

New in Version 5.0

Grouping Of Requests By Page

Requests are now grouped by page as shown below. Each page group can be separately expanded or collapsed to aid navigation through large log files.

Real-Time Page Level Time Charts

Page level time charts are displayed and updated in real-time as you record requests in HttpWatch. This gives a direct, visual indication of how a site is performing - allowing common problems to be diagnosed at a glance:

Real-Time Page Level Summaries

Page level summaries are now displayed and dynamically updated when a page group is selected or collapsed

Request Level Time Charts

The time chart displayed for each request is broken down into a number of colored sections to show network level timings such as DNS lookup and TCP connects:

 

Flexible Display Options

The View menu controls how the list of requests is displayed:

Smaller Log Files

The log files recorded by version 5 contain more information, but are up to 75% smaller:

 

New in Version 4.x

For information about new features in version 4 please see 'New in Version 4.x'.