hack-with-github/awesome-hacking-tools — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-27 · repo last pushed 2016-08-04
Browse the list to discover a tool for testing a specific type of web vulnerability.
Use as a starting point to find security utilities for auditing a company's web application.
Follow linked repositories to download and set up tools for penetration testing engagements.
| hack-with-github/awesome-hacking-tools | facex-engine/facex | feross/queue-microtask | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 189 | 189 | 189 |
| Language | — | C | JavaScript |
| Last pushed | 2016-08-04 | — | 2023-11-30 |
| Maintenance | Dormant | — | Dormant |
| Setup difficulty | easy | moderate | easy |
| Complexity | 1/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 |
| Audience | ops devops | developer | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
This is a link directory with no setup required, actual tool usage requires visiting external repositories and figuring out installation independently.
Awesome-Hacking-Tools is a curated list of software utilities designed for security professionals who test systems for vulnerabilities. Rather than being a single application, it serves as a directory that points users to existing tools built by the broader cybersecurity community. The main benefit is discovery: instead of searching the internet for the right utility, someone can browse this list to find tools suited for specific security testing needs. The repository itself is essentially a set of links with short descriptions. Each entry points to a separate project hosted elsewhere, along with a brief explanation of what that tool does. For example, it currently lists tplmap, a tool that automatically detects and exploits a specific type of web vulnerability called Server-Side Template Injection. The list acts as a starting point, users find a relevant tool here, then follow the link to that tool's own repository to download and use it. The primary audience is penetration testers (often called pentesters), security professionals hired to find weaknesses in an organization's systems before malicious hackers do. A concrete example would be a security consultant hired to audit a company's web application. Instead of building a testing tool from scratch, they could browse this list, find a utility that matches the type of vulnerability they want to check for, and use it to scan the client's system for that specific flaw. The README does not go into detail beyond listing a tool name, a link, and a one-line description. There is no guidance on how to install or use the tools, no categorization, and no discussion of which scenarios each tool fits best. Anyone using this list would need enough technical background to visit each linked repository and figure out setup and usage on their own. The project appears to be in an early stage, with a small number of contributors and a single tool listed at the time of this writing.
A curated directory of links to security testing tools used by professionals to find vulnerabilities in systems. It helps penetration testers discover existing utilities instead of searching the internet for the right tool.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2016-08-04).
No license information is provided in this repository.
Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.
Mainly ops devops.
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