hashcracker

GPU-accelerated password cracker — 41 hash types, single binary, runs everywhere (Vulkan/Metal/DX12).

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  ║                   hashcracker  v0.1                  ║
  ║        GPU-Accelerated Password Cracking             ║
  ║    41 hash types · Vulkan/Metal/DX12 · Single Binary ║
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Features

• 41 hash types: raw MD5/SHA-1/SHA-256/SHA-512, NTLM, bcrypt, md5crypt, sha256crypt, sha512crypt, phpass, KeePass, 7-Zip, RAR5, PBKDF2, HMAC variants, and more
• GPU-accelerated: 24 types with Vulkan compute shaders (wgpu) — auto-detects your GPU
• CPU-only: 17 types fall back to CPU wordlist mode — no kernel driver needed
• Auto-detect: hash type detected from format prefix ($1$, $6$, $keepass$, etc.) or hex length
• Multi-target: crack multiple hashes in a single GPU dispatch
• Attack modes: brute-force, mask, wordlist, hybrid (word+mask), PRINCE, Markov, single-crack
• Rules: hashcat-compatible .rule files with stacked rules support
• Session save/resume: interrupt and resume cracking with --session
• Potfile: automatic cracked-password database at ~/.hashcracker/potfile
• Extraction: built-in --extract pdf / --extract zip to produce native hashes
• Output: human-readable colored terminal + machine-readable JSON (--json)
• Portable: single compiled binary, Vulkan/Metal/DX12 via wgpu — no CUDA/OpenCL driver install

Install

Cargo

cargo install hashcracker

Homebrew

brew install anomalyco/tap/hashcracker

Scoop

scoop bucket add hashcracker https://github.com/anomalyco/scoop-hashcracker
scoop install hashcracker

Pre-built binaries

Download from GitHub Releases.

Usage

# Crack a raw MD5 hash (auto-detect)

hashcracker --hash e99a18c428cb38d5f260853678922e03


# Crack with wordlist + rules

hashcracker --hashlist hashes.txt --wordlist rockyou.txt --rules best64.rule


# Crack an md5crypt hash (auto-detected from $1$ prefix)

hashcracker --hash '$1$c$TEPt3Oo2oa8cNB9HQmta7/'


# Mask attack

hashcracker --hash e99a18c428cb38d5f260853678922e03 --mode mask --mask '?l?l?d?d?d'


# PRINCE mode

hashcracker --hash '$6$salt$hash...' --mode prince --prince-dict words.txt


# Extract + crack a ZIP file

hashcracker --extract zip archive.zip --wordlist rockyou.txt


# Session save/resume

hashcracker --hashlist hashes.txt --wordlist rockyou.txt --session myrun

hashcracker --hashlist hashes.txt --wordlist rockyou.txt --session myrun --restore


# Benchmark

hashcracker --bench


# Show cracked passwords

hashcracker --show


# Machine-readable JSON output

hashcracker --hashlist hashes.txt --wordlist rockyou.txt --json

Supported Hash Types (41)

Why hashcracker?

hashcat is the gold standard — 320+ types, hand-tuned kernels, decades of optimization. hashcracker doesn't compete on speed or hash count.

It wins on:

• Portability: one binary, Vulkan/Metal/DX12, no driver install
• Memory safety: Rust — the class of CVEs that hit hashcat (3 CVSS 9.8 in 2025-2026) can't exist
• CI-ready: JSON output, session save/resume, consistent exit codes
• Extraction built in: --extract pdf / --extract zip instead of keepass2john || pdf2john || zip2john
• Zero setup: cargo install hashcracker and it works

License

MIT