install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install katana

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install katana

MacPorts ports tree · www/katana/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add katana

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · katana · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#katana

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

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id HiroyukiFuruno.katana-desktop -e

Windows Package Manager source index · HiroyukiFuruno.katana-desktop · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Crawling and spidering framework

Project links

Commands and aliases

katana

history

Project history and usage

katana is ProjectDiscovery's Go-based crawling and spidering framework for security automation, designed for fast CLI crawling with both standard HTTP and headless-browser modes.

Project history

ProjectDiscovery introduced katana publicly in November 2022 as a crawler focused on automation pipelines. Its README emphasizes standard and headless crawling, JavaScript parsing, scope control, automatic form filling, and structured output.

The 1.0.0 release in March 2023 made a breaking change to the JSON output structure, a signal that katana had moved from early crawler prototype to a more stable automation surface for downstream tooling.

Adoption history

katana fits the broader ProjectDiscovery ecosystem of small security CLIs used in bug bounty, reconnaissance, and continuous security workflows. Package-manager entries across Homebrew, Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix reflect that it is meant to be installed into shell pipelines and CI jobs.

How it is used

The documented usage accepts URLs from flags, files, or stdin and emits results to stdout, files, or JSON. Its headless mode targets JavaScript-heavy sites and single-page applications that plain HTTP crawlers can miss.

Why package nerds care

katana is notable as a security package because it packages browser-aware crawling as a single CLI with predictable output. That makes it easy to chain with URL collectors, template scanners, and other ProjectDiscovery tools.

Timeline

2022-11-07: Initial release commit
2023-03-20: v1.0.0 release changed the JSON output structure
2024-07-23: v1.2.0 release line continued the post-1.0 series
2026-01-06: v1.4.0 release appeared in the GitHub release list

Related projects

Related ProjectDiscovery tools include nuclei, httpx, subfinder, and naabu; adjacent crawler concepts include headless-browser crawling, JavaScript endpoint extraction, and web reconnaissance pipelines.

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: ~/.config/katana/form-config.yaml~/.config/katana/field-config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`katana`	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 version1.6.1

manager updated2026-05-05

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.6.1

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:katana
Version	1.6.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/katana
Homepage	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana
Repository	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana
Upstream docs	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-05T18:53:46Z
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	katana
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%

katana

nix profile install nixpkgs#katana

normalized package name match
Matched by: Katana

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

apk95%

katana 1.6.1-r1

Next-generation crawling and spidering framework

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana

sudo apk add katana

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: katana
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Katana

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: katana from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

katana-doc 1.6.1-r1

Next-generation crawling and spidering framework (documentation)

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana

sudo apk add katana-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: katana
normalized package name match
Matched by: Katana

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: katana-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

katana

sudo port install katana

normalized package name match
Matched by: Katana

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

winget95%

HiroyukiFuruno.katana-desktop

winget install --id HiroyukiFuruno.katana-desktop -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Katana

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: HiroyukiFuruno.katana-desktop 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/katana.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 katana with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, winget

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources