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ClamAV vs ClamUI: catalog facts
ClamAVClamUI
Free

Free and open source under the GPL 2.0, maintained by Cisco Talos.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Linux
  • Signature format is open, so anyone can write detections
  • Designed to be embedded in mail servers, file shares and upload pipelines
  • Graphical front end for the widely used ClamAV engine
  • Several packaging options including Flatpak, AppImage and Debian
  • Detection rates trail the commercial engines in independent testing
  • Not a real-time desktop protection suite on its own
  • Linux only
  • Detection quality depends on ClamAV and its signature database
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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