IPC Pipe and Unix Socket Viewer is a desktop Inter-Process Communication (IPC) inspector for Linux developers and system administrators. An independent Linux alternative inspired by command-line PipeList, ipcs, and ss -x utilities, it inspects live kernel tables in /proc/net/unix, /proc/sysvipc, /dev/shm, and filesystem FIFO nodes to map active local communication channels.

Key Features:

• Live UNIX Domain Socket Table (/proc/net/unix): Displays active SOCK_STREAM, SOCK_DGRAM, and SOCK_SEQPACKET sockets with kernel reference counts, listening flags, connection states, inode numbers, filesystem paths, @abstract namespace identifiers, and accessible owner PIDs.
• Named FIFO & Anonymous Pipe Scanner: Scans /run, /tmp, and user directories for POSIX named FIFO pipes (S_ISFIFO) via lstat() and groups active pipe:[inode] descriptors across accessible processes.
• System V IPC & POSIX Shared Memory Inspector: Reads /proc/sysvipc/shm, /proc/sysvipc/sem, and /proc/sysvipc/msg alongside /dev/shm POSIX shared memory segments with byte sizes, attachment counts, and permissions.
• Protocol Telemetry & Export: Renders a live IPC mechanism breakdown chart and exports complete socket, pipe, and shared memory inventories to CSV and JSON.

Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Microsoft Corporation.