ggshield

Install command:
brew install ggshield

Scanner for secrets and sensitive data in code

https://www.gitguardian.com

License: MIT

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/ggshield.json

Formula code: ggshield.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
tahoe
sequoia
sonoma
macOS on
Intel
sonoma
Linux ARM64
x86_64

Current versions:

stable 1.50.4
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on:

certifi 2026.4.22 Mozilla CA bundle for Python
cryptography 48.0.0 Cryptographic recipes and primitives for Python
libyaml 0.2.5 YAML Parser
openssl@3 3.6.2 Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit
pydantic 2.13.4 Data validation using Python type hints
python@3.14 3.14.5 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

Depends on when building from source:

pkgconf 2.5.1 Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit
rust 1.95.0 Safe, concurrent, practical language

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
ggshield 698
Installs on Request (30 days)
ggshield 698
Build Errors (30 days)
ggshield 9
Installs (90 days)
ggshield 1,670
ggshield --HEAD 4
Installs on Request (90 days)
ggshield 1,670
ggshield --HEAD 4
Installs (365 days)
ggshield 5,871
ggshield --HEAD 17
Installs on Request (365 days)
ggshield 5,871
ggshield --HEAD 17