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 1.53.0
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on:

certifi 2026.7.22 Mozilla CA bundle for Python
cryptography 50.0.0 Cryptographic recipes and primitives for Python
libyaml 0.2.5 YAML Parser
openssl@3 3.6.3 Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit
pydantic 2.13.4 Data validation using Python type hints
python@3.14 3.14.7 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

Depends on when building from source:

pkgconf 3.0.5 Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit
rust 1.97.1 Safe, concurrent, practical language

Analytics:

30 days90 days365 days
Installs5442,2776,962
Installs (--HEAD)0217
Installs on Request5442,2776,962
Installs on Request (--HEAD)0217
Build Errors0