Caido

Installation ​

Caido is available as both a desktop application and a standalone command-line interface (CLI) binary, offering users the flexibility to choose the installation method that best suits their needs.

You can download the installer package from your dashboard or from the releases page of our Github repository. The available installer package can differ based on your operating system, make sure to download the package that is compatible with your system.

Installing Caido on Windows ​

  1. Download the Caido installer package for Windows from the dashboard or Github repository.
  2. Open the downloaded package and follow the prompts to install Caido on your system.
  3. Once the installation is complete, you can launch Caido from the Start menu or by searching for it in the Windows search bar.

Installing Caido on Linux ​

  1. Download the Caido installer package for Linux from the dashboard or Github repository.
  2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where the downloaded package is located.
  3. Use the command sudo dpkg -i <package-name> to install Caido.
  4. Once the installation is complete, you can launch Caido by running the caido command in the terminal.

Installing Caido on MacOS ​

  1. Download the Caido installer package for macOS from the dashboard or Github repository.
  2. Open the downloaded package and follow the prompts to install Caido on your system.
  3. Once the installation is complete, you can launch Caido from the Applications folder or by searching for it in Spotlight.

Shared Steps ​

For all operating systems, once Caido is launched:

  1. Click the Start button.
  2. Sign in with your credentials or register an account.
  3. Name your Caido instance.
  4. Allow access to your Caido instance.
  5. Navigate through the brief tutorial on creating a new Project.
  6. In order for Caido to capture your web traffic, you must download and import Caido's CA Certificate to your browser.