pwntools
brew install pwntoolsCTF framework used by Gallopsled in every CTF
https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools
License: MIT
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/pwntools.json
Formula code: pwntools.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 | ✅ | 4.15.0 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Revision: 9
Depends on:
| capstone | 5.0.9 | Multi-platform, multi-architecture disassembly framework |
| certifi | 2026.7.22 | Mozilla CA bundle for Python |
| cryptography | 50.0.1 | Cryptographic recipes and primitives for Python |
| libsodium | 1.0.22 | NaCl networking and cryptography library |
| python@3.14 | 3.14.7 | Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language |
| unicorn | 2.1.4 | Lightweight multi-architecture CPU emulation framework |
Depends on when building from source:
| pkgconf | 3.0.7 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
| rust | 1.98.1 | Safe, concurrent, practical language |
Uses from macOS: libffi
Conflicts with: moreutils (because both install an `errno` executable), cspice (because both install `version` binaries), jena (because both install `update` binaries)
Binaries:
asm,
checksec,
constgrep,
cyclic,
debug,
disablenx,
disasm,
elfdiff,
elfpatch,
errno,
hex,
libcdb,
phd,
pwn,
pwnstrip,
scramble,
shellcraft,
template,
unhex
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 57 | 197 | 2,096 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Installs on Request | 57 | 197 | 2,096 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Build Errors | 0 |