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Cable Detective
Finally reveals what your USB-C ports are actually doing beyond marketing specs.
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franze
101mo ago
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Cable Detective
by franze·May 19, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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Reveals actual USB-PD contracts and e-marker data that macOS hides from users.
Strengths
- •Reads SOP/SOP'/SOP" e-markers and decodes against USB-IF database without inventing specs.
- •Shows DisplayPort lane states and link rates that determine actual display capabilities.
- •Zero network entitlements with optional on-device Apple Intelligence summaries.
Weaknesses
- •Apple Silicon Macs only on macOS 26+, excluding Intel Macs and older OS versions.
- •No Windows or Linux version despite USB-C complexity being universal across platforms.
Category
Target Audience
Mac users, hardware engineers, IT professionals
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USB Prober · System Information · iStat Menus
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