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Charles vs Keychain Access

A side-by-side look at Charles and Keychain Access. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Charles

Charles

Development

Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP and SSL / HTTPS traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information).

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Keychain Access

Keychain Access

Security & Privacy

Keychain Access is the built-in password management software for macOS. It enables users to store and manage passwords, keys, certificates and other sensitive credentials securely on their Mac.

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