macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gitleakslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gitleaksMacPorts ports tree · security/gitleaks/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install gitleaks with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Audit git repos for secrets. Version 8.30.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gitleaksAlpine Linux edge package indexes · gitleaks · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gitleaksDebian stable package indexes · gitleaks · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gitleaksFedora Rawhide package metadata · gitleaks · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gitleaksnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/gitleaks/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gitleaksArch Linux sync databases · gitleaks · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gitleaksopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gitleaks · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install gitleaksChocolatey community package catalog · gitleaks · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/gitleaksScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gitleaks.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Gitleaks.Gitleaks -eWindows Package Manager source index · Gitleaks.Gitleaks · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Audit git repos for secrets
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gitleaks
history
Project history and usage
Gitleaks is an open-source secret scanner for Git repositories, files, directories, and standard input. It is best known as a fast CLI that can run locally, in pre-commit hooks, in containers, or in CI before leaked credentials reach shared history.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in January 2018 and grew around a rule-based scanner for passwords, API keys, and tokens. The project is written in Go and ships a default TOML configuration containing detection rules and allowlists.
The v8 command model consolidated scanning around git, dir, and stdin modes, while older detect and protect commands were hidden for compatibility. The README later described the project as feature complete, with security patches as the maintenance focus and Betterleaks named as the author's new direction.
Adoption history
Gitleaks gained strong adoption in the DevSecOps ecosystem because it fits several control points: developer workstations, pre-commit hooks, pull-request checks, scheduled repository scans, and containerized CI jobs. The project homepage cites large Docker, GitHub release, and Homebrew usage figures, and the GitHub repository has a large star and fork count.
The official Gitleaks GitHub Action widened adoption by giving teams a hosted-CI path for scanning pull requests and commits without writing their own wrapper around the CLI.
How it is used
Practitioners use gitleaks git to scan repository history, gitleaks dir to scan working trees or exported source, and gitleaks stdin for pipeline streams. Baseline reports let teams suppress already-known findings while failing builds for newly introduced secrets.
Teams customize .gitleaks.toml when they need organization-specific rules, allowlists, report formats, or redaction behavior. In package-manager workflows, the single binary makes it easy to add secret scanning to local development and CI images without a language runtime.
Why package nerds care
Gitleaks is a package-manager favorite because it is a Go security utility with broad platform binaries, Docker images, a pre-commit hook, and an official action. That combination makes it easy to pin in reproducible developer environments and CI toolchains.
Timeline
- 2018: The gitleaks/gitleaks repository was created.
- 2022: v8-era releases emphasized the newer git, dir, and stdin scanning modes.
- 2024: v8.19.0 hid the older detect and protect commands in favor of the newer command names.
- 2026: The README described Gitleaks as feature complete, with future releases focused on security patches.
Related projects
- Gitleaks Action is the official GitHub Action for running scans on pull requests, commits, or on demand.
- Betterleaks is named by the maintainer as the follow-on project receiving new feature work.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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
(target path)/.gitleaks.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gitleaks | 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 generated2026-07-08
manager version8.30.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv8.30.1
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gitleaks |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.30.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gitleaks |
| Homepage | https://gitleaks.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/archive/refs/tags/v8.30.1.tar.gz |
| 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 | gitleaks |
| 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 |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
gitleaks 8.16.0-1+b12
protect and discover secrets using Gitleaks 🔑
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo apt install gitleaks- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gitleaks
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
Nix95%
gitleaks
nix profile install nixpkgs#gitleaks- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
Ubuntu apt95%
gitleaks 8.16.0-1build1
protect and discover secrets using Gitleaks 🔑
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo apt install gitleaks- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
apk95%
gitleaks 8.30.1-r0
Audit Git repos for secrets and keys
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo apk add gitleaks- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gitleaks
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
apk95%
gitleaks-bash-completion 8.30.1-r0
Bash completions for gitleaks
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo apk add gitleaks-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gitleaks
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
apk95%
gitleaks-doc 8.30.1-r0
Audit Git repos for secrets and keys (documentation)
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo apk add gitleaks-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gitleaks
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
apk95%
gitleaks-fish-completion 8.30.1-r0
Fish completions for gitleaks
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo apk add gitleaks-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gitleaks
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
apk95%
gitleaks-zsh-completion 8.30.1-r0
Zsh completions for gitleaks
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo apk add gitleaks-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gitleaks
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
dnf95%
gitleaks 8.30.1-1.fc45
Scan git repos (or files) for secrets using regex and entropy
https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks
sudo dnf install gitleaks- 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: gitleaks
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
pacman95%
gitleaks 8.30.1-1
Audit Git repos for secrets and keys
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo pacman -S gitleaks- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
zypper95%
gitleaks 8.30.1-1.1
Protect and discover secrets using Gitleaks
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo zypper install gitleaks- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gitleaks
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
zypper95%
gitleaks-bash-completion 8.30.1-1.1
Bash Completion for gitleaks
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo zypper install gitleaks-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: gitleaks
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
zypper95%
gitleaks-fish-completion 8.30.1-1.1
Fish Completion for gitleaks
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo zypper install gitleaks-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: gitleaks
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
zypper95%
gitleaks-zsh-completion 8.30.1-1.1
Zsh Completion for gitleaks
https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
sudo zypper install gitleaks-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: gitleaks
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
MacPorts95%
gitleaks
sudo port install gitleaks- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
Chocolatey95%
gitleaks
choco install gitleaks- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gitleaks
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.
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