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aircrack-ng for Mac

Next-generation aircrack with lots of new features

Quick answer: aircrack-ng is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install aircrack-ng. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND (GPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception) licence. It has 543 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What aircrack-ng is

aircrack-ng is a command-line tool for macOS: next-generation aircrack with lots of new features.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND (GPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception) licence.

How to install aircrack-ng

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install aircrack-ng.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install aircrack-ng on Mac?

Run brew install aircrack-ng in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is aircrack-ng open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND (GPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception) licence.

Does aircrack-ng run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is aircrack-ng?

It was installed 543 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1464 in this catalogue.

What version of aircrack-ng is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.7.