install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install naabu

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add naabu

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#naabu

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

overview

Package summary

Fast port scanner

Project links

Commands and aliases

naabu

history

Project history and usage

Naabu is ProjectDiscovery's fast Go port scanner for enumerating open ports across hosts, lists, CIDRs, and discovery pipelines. The GitHub repository was created on January 21, 2020, and the project sits in the same offensive-security and attack-surface-discovery family as subfinder, httpx, nuclei, dnsx, and other ProjectDiscovery tools.

Project history

The README and ProjectDiscovery docs describe Naabu as a simple scanner that performs SYN, CONNECT, and UDP probes and returns ports that respond. Over time it gained features useful in large recon jobs: IPv4/IPv6 scanning, DNS port scans, automatic IP deduplication, host discovery, CDN/WAF exclusion, JSON/CSV output, passive port enumeration through Shodan InternetDB, native UDP service probes, and nmap integration for follow-up service discovery.

Adoption history

Naabu is adopted mostly by bug bounty hunters, pentesters, and security engineers who already compose ProjectDiscovery tools into pipelines. On July 1, 2026 the GitHub API showed 6,029 stars and 691 forks. Homebrew reported 1,696 installs over 365 days, which is meaningful but modest beside Go install paths, container usage, and Linux package channels.

How it is used

The basic use is `naabu -host example.com` or feeding hosts on stdin with flags such as `-p`, `-top-ports`, `-json`, `-o`, and `-rate`. Operators use it as the port-enumeration stage between subdomain discovery and HTTP/service probing, often handing discovered ports to httpx, nuclei, or nmap. The docs call out that SYN scans need sufficient privileges, while non-root use falls back to CONNECT scans.

Why package nerds care

Naabu is not trying to replace nmap as a universal network mapper. Its niche is fast, scriptable port discovery that produces clean output for the next tool in a recon pipeline. That separation of concerns is the package-nerd angle: use Naabu for speed and breadth, then hand fewer targets to slower service/version or vulnerability scanners.

Timeline

2020-01-21: GitHub repository created.
2026-05-05: v2.6.1 published on GitHub.
2026-07-01: GitHub API showed 6,029 stars and Homebrew API showed 1,696 installs over 365 days.

Related projects

ProjectDiscovery
nuclei
httpx
subfinder
dnsx
nmap
Shodan InternetDB

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/naabu/config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`naabu`	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 version2.6.1

manager updated2026-05-06

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.6.1

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/naabu

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:naabu
Version	2.6.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/naabu
Homepage	https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/tools/naabu/overview
Repository	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/naabu
Upstream docs	https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/opensource/naabu/running
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/naabu/archive/refs/tags/v2.6.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-06T00:31:51Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Uses from macOS	libpcap
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	naabu
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%

naabu

nix profile install nixpkgs#naabu

normalized package name match
Matched by: Naabu

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

apk95%

naabu 2.5.0-r2

Fast port scanner written in go with a focus on reliability and simplicity

https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/tools/naabu

sudo apk add naabu

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: naabu
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Naabu

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

apk95%

naabu-doc 2.5.0-r2

Fast port scanner written in go with a focus on reliability and simplicity (documentation)

https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/tools/naabu

sudo apk add naabu-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: naabu
normalized package name match
Matched by: Naabu

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

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/naabu.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 naabu with Homebrew, apk, Nix