pentool
pentool is a terminal user interface (TUI) designed for modern web penetration testing. It combines capabilities such as proxying, scanning, and intruder-style attacks into a professional-grade security testing tool. Aimed at pentesters and security researchers who prefer CLI-based workflows over traditional GUI tools like Burp Suite.
Overview
5 featuresIn the Developer Tools space, pentool takes a focused approach. It focuses on performing professional web application penetration testing from the terminal. pentool is an open-source project aimed at security professionals. pentool is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. It ships for the command line.
Behind pentool is pentool, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 5 catalogued features are Web Pentesting, TUI Interface, and proxy.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Web Pentesting
- TUI Interface
- Proxy
- Scanner
- Intruder
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about pentool
- What is pentool?
- Pentool focuses on performing professional web application penetration testing from the terminal. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
- Who should use pentool?
- pentool is an open-source project built for security professionals.
- Does pentool have a free plan?
- Yes — pentool is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does pentool run on?
- pentool runs on the command line.
- Is pentool still maintained?
- Unverified. pentool has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- Who develops pentool?
- pentool is developed by pentool.
- When did pentool launch?
- pentool first shipped in 2026.
- Is pentool open source?
- Yes — pentool is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license, developed on GitHub.
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