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Lockpickerhashcat

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Hashcat terminal output showing a completed example session, device information and performance statistics

Best for: Recovering your own passwords from hashes

Best for: Auditing how quickly the password hashes in your own systems can be recovered

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Graphical interface for hash cracking
  • Confirmation dialogs around actions
All 3 strengths
  • Graphical interface for hash cracking
  • Confirmation dialogs around actions
  • Simple to install via Flatpak
  • Over 590 hash modes and ten attack modes, including masks and rule-based mutation
  • CUDA, HIP, Metal and OpenCL backends, with mixed device types in one system
All 4 strengths
  • Over 590 hash modes and ten attack modes, including masks and rule-based mutation
  • CUDA, HIP, Metal and OpenCL backends, with mixed device types in one system
  • Named sessions with restore after interruption, and a thermal watchdog
  • Keyboard layout mapping for disk encryption passwords typed on a non-US keyboard
  • Intended only for your own passwords or authorized testing
  • Linux only
All 3 limitations
  • Intended only for your own passwords or authorized testing
  • Linux only
  • Less capable than established crackers
  • Only legitimate against hashes you are authorised to test
  • Needs a capable GPU to be useful; CPU-only cracking is slow
All 4 limitations
  • Only legitimate against hashes you are authorised to test
  • Needs a capable GPU to be useful; CPU-only cracking is slow
  • Command line with a large option surface and a real learning curve
  • Driver and backend setup is frequently the hardest part
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Offline features available Offline features available
Sources

Catalog checked October 1, 2026
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Catalog checked September 21, 2026

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