hydra for Mac
Network logon cracker which supports many services
brew install hydra. It is distributed under the AGPL-3.0-only licence.
It has 899 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.
What hydra is
hydra is a networking tool for macOS: network logon cracker which supports many services.
It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-hydra.
How to install hydra
- Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
- If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
- Run
brew install hydra.
Homebrew installer, if you need it:
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install hydra on Mac?
Run brew install hydra in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.
Is hydra open source?
Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the AGPL-3.0-only licence.
Does hydra 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 hydra?
It was installed 899 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1115 in this catalogue.
What version of hydra is current?
The latest packaged version is 9.7.