Caido CLI vs Desktop

Caido is built around a client/server architecture and the two are decoupled by a traffic splitting algorithm:

• The client is the graphical user-interface (GUI).
• The server is the Caido CLI that handles proxying and processing.

Caido CLI

The standalone Caido CLI installation is versatile as it can be ran on a variety of different platforms (virtual private servers, containers, etc.).

Once the Caido CLI is launched, the GUI is available as a web application in the browser.

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Certain options for advanced configuration and management are only available to the Caido CLI.

Desktop Application

The desktop application also runs the Caido CLI (as a background process) and provides the GUI as a local installation via a webview window.

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In addition to the installed webview, you can still access the GUI from the browser once the desktop application is launched.

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Although either installation provides the same functionality, the desktop application has some slight advantages over the standalone Caido CLI:

• It provides centralized management for multiple instances.
• It includes browser pre-configurations.
• It can be used in environments without internet access.