# Tools

The Apache Etch project developed also some tools to work with the Etch framework. Following you can find more about these.

### Wireshark Etch Tracing

The Wireshark plugin for Etch uses compiler-generated files to disassemble the wire protocol (.ewh files). In the Wireshark Etch plugin preferences (Edit -> Preferences -> Protocols -> Etch), you can specify a path to your generated .ewh files and you will get your specific analyzed and displayed directly in Wireshark. The plugin is available in Wireshark since version 1.5.0.

![Wireshark preference window for the Etch protocol](images/etch-wireshark-preferences-window.png)