install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install betterleaks

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install betterleaks

MacPorts ports tree · security/betterleaks/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install betterleaks

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · betterleaks · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#betterleaks

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/be/betterleaks/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Betterleaks.Betterleaks -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Betterleaks.Betterleaks · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Secrets scanner built for configurability and speed

Project links

Commands and aliases

betterleaks

history

Project history and usage

Betterleaks is a new secrets-scanning CLI focused on configurable detection, contextual filtering, secret validation, and scanning across Git, local directories, GitHub, GitLab, Hugging Face, S3, and stdin.

Project history

The official repository was created in February 2026 and describes Betterleaks as maintained by the people behind Gitleaks, including Gitleaks' original author. Early 2026 releases moved quickly, reaching v1.6.0 by June 2026.

Adoption history

Adoption history is still young, but the input already records Homebrew, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and winget packaging. The project also publishes container usage through GitHub Container Registry in its README installation examples.

How it is used

Betterleaks is used to scan repositories, local paths, hosted forges, object storage, and stdin for secrets. Its configuration model uses TOML rules with Expr-based filters and validation checks, and it keeps compatibility with Gitleaks-shaped configs.

Why package nerds care

Betterleaks matters to package nerds as a fast-moving 2026 entry in the secret-scanning ecosystem: it inherits expectations from Gitleaks but pushes more logic into configurable filters and validation. The interesting packaging angle is how quickly a security CLI can appear across Homebrew, Linux packages, containers, and Windows package feeds.

Timeline

2026: Repository created in February.
2026: Early 1.x releases published through spring and summer.
2026: v1.6.0 released in June.

Related projects

Related projects include Gitleaks, TruffleHog, git-secrets, detect-secrets, and hosted secret-scanning features in GitHub and GitLab.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for betterleaks. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./.betterleaks.toml./.gitleaks.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`betterleaks`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-10

manager version1.6.1

manager updated2026-06-30

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.6.1

https://github.com/betterleaks/betterleaks

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:betterleaks
Version	1.6.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/betterleaks
Homepage	https://betterleaks.com
Repository	https://github.com/betterleaks/betterleaks
Upstream docs	https://github.com/betterleaks/betterleaks#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/betterleaks/betterleaks/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-30T18:02:33Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	betterleaks
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

betterleaks

nix profile install nixpkgs#betterleaks

normalized package name match
Matched by: Betterleaks

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/be/betterleaks/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

dnf95%

betterleaks 1.4.0-1.fc45

Secrets scanner built for configurability and speed

https://github.com/betterleaks/betterleaks

sudo dnf install betterleaks

License: 0BSD AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: betterleaks
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Betterleaks

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: betterleaks from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

betterleaks

sudo port install betterleaks

normalized package name match
Matched by: Betterleaks

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: security/betterleaks/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Betterleaks.Betterleaks

winget install --id Betterleaks.Betterleaks -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Betterleaks

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Betterleaks.Betterleaks from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/betterleaks.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install betterleaks with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, winget