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reaver for Mac

Implements brute force attack to recover WPA/WPA2 passkeys

Quick answer: reaver is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install reaver. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence. It has 54 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What reaver is

reaver is a command-line tool for macOS: implements brute force attack to recover WPA/WPA2 passkeys.

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/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x.

How to install reaver

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

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 reaver on Mac?

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

Is reaver open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.

Does reaver 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 reaver?

It was installed 54 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #4466 in this catalogue.

What version of reaver is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.6.6.