What is Hashcat-gui?
hashcat-gui is a graphical user interface for the hashcat password cracking tool. It provides an easy way for users to utilize the power of hashcat without needing to learn and use command line options.
With hashcat-gui, you can point and click to select hash types, input files, rules, masks, and other hashcat parameters. It displays the cracking progress in real-time and allows pausing, resuming, and stopping jobs. The interface shows statistics like speed, progress, estimated time to completion, and more.
Some key features include:
- Supports all hashing algorithms and attack modes offered by hashcat
- Runs hashcat in the background for performance
- Real-time tracking of cracking speed and progress
- Simple workflow for selecting options in a guided manner
- Save and load projects to retain your settings
- Export cracked passwords to various formats
- Supports distributed cracking with hashcat-d3 and hashcat- Legacy
Overall, hashcat-gui makes using hashcat much more accessible. It's perfect for beginners who want to leverage hashcat but find the command line interface too complex. More advanced users may still prefer the CLI, but hashcat-gui remains a convenient option for quickly setting up and monitoring hashcat jobs.