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ClamUI vs ClamAV: catalog facts
ClamUIClamAV
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

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

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

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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