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John the Ripper vs Lockpicker: catalog facts
John the Ripper	Lockpicker
Best for: Auditing passwords, especially in hash formats that other tools do not support	Best for: Recovering your own passwords from hashes
Free Free and open source under the GPL, with some components under a relaxed variant.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
The jumbo build supports hundreds of hash and cipher types, including many obscure ones Runs on a very wide range of platforms including old and unusual ones All 4 strengths for John the Ripper The jumbo build supports hundreds of hash and cipher types, including many obscure ones Runs on a very wide range of platforms including old and unusual ones Strong rule-based and incremental attack modes, not just dictionaries Packaged by every major distribution plus Homebrew, Flathub and Snap	Graphical interface for hash cracking Confirmation dialogs around actions All 3 strengths for Lockpicker Graphical interface for hash cracking Confirmation dialogs around actions Simple to install via Flatpak
The project states jumbo has low quality requirements and that bugs are to be expected GPU support is weaker than hashcat's for the common hash types All 4 limitations for John the Ripper The project states jumbo has low quality requirements and that bugs are to be expected GPU support is weaker than hashcat's for the common hash types Command line only, with a substantial learning curve Only legitimate against systems you are authorised to test	Intended only for your own passwords or authorized testing Linux only All 3 limitations for Lockpicker Intended only for your own passwords or authorized testing Linux only Less capable than established crackers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for John the Ripper github.com/openwall/john Catalog checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Lockpicker codeberg.org/sstendahl/Lockpicker Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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