hopscout is a live traceroute and network monitor for Windows with both a terminal UI and a desktop GUI. It supports ICMP (no admin), UDP, and TCP-SYN probing over IPv4 and IPv6, per-flow multipath discovery, path-change alerting, reverse-DNS / ASN / geolocation enrichment, a world map and topology view, and an MTR-compatible command line with report, JSON, and CSV output.
What's new in 0.1.2
What's Changed
Harden network reads and the elevated-helper IPC boundary by @ABowlOfEleven in https://github.com/ABowlOfEleven/hopscout/pull/1
New Contributors
@ABowlOfEleven made their first contribution in https://github.com/ABowlOfEleven/hopscout/pull/1
Full Changelog: https://github.com/ABowlOfEleven/hopscout/compare/v0.1.1...v0.1.2
Yes. hopscout is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
What is the latest version of hopscout?
The latest version is 0.1.2, released on Jul 12, 2026.
Is it safe to download hopscout?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with d2ad3652996be71c0fc86de2e19cc7af390e545953d25c145a502ead5da95c31.
Which Windows versions does hopscout support?
hopscout requires Windows 10 or later and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I install hopscout silently?
Run the offline installer with msiexec /i "hopscout-0.1.2-x64.msi" /quiet /norestart, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=ABowlOfEleven.hopscout -e --silent.
How do I uninstall hopscout?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find hopscout and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=ABowlOfEleven.hopscout -e.
Alternatives to hopscout
Other Networking programs for Windows from different developers.