Gitleaks
[!WARNING] Gitleaks is feature complete. I'm not merging new features into Gitleaks. Future releases will be security patches only. I'm shifting my focus to Betterleaks
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Gitleaks is a tool for detecting secrets like passwords, API keys, and tokens in git repos, files, and whatever else you wanna throw at it via stdin. If you wanna learn more about how the detection engine works check out this blog: Regex is (almost) all you need.
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[!WARNING] Gitleaks is feature complete. I'm not merging new features into Gitleaks. Future releases will be security patches only. I'm shifting my focus to Betterleaks
[![GitHub Action Test][badge-build]][build] [![Docker Hub][dockerhub-badge]][dockerhub] [![Gitleaks Action][gitleaks-badge]][gitleaks-action] [![GoDoc][go-docs-badge]][go-docs] [![GoReportCard][go-report-card-badge]][go-report-card] [![License][badge-license]][license]
Gitleaks is a tool for detecting secrets like passwords, API keys, and tokens in git repos, files, and whatever else you wanna throw at it via stdin. If you wanna learn more about how the detection engine works check out this blog: Regex is (almost) all you need.
Gitleaks at a glance
| Stars | 29k |
|---|---|
| Forks | 2.2k |
| Language | Go |
| License | MIT |
| Last update | 2026-09-23 |
| Contributors | 234 |
How to install Gitleaks
bash brew install gitleaks