# Install katana with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, winget Crawling and spidering framework. Version 1.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#katana. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:katana ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install katana ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install katana ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/katana/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add katana ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: katana from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#katana ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ka/katana/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id HiroyukiFuruno.katana-desktop -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: HiroyukiFuruno.katana-desktop from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:katana - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.6.1 - **Source summary:** Crawling and spidering framework - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T21:58:37+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - katana (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.6.1 ## Project history and usage katana is ProjectDiscovery's Go-based crawling and spidering framework for security automation, designed for fast CLI crawling with both standard HTTP and headless-browser modes. ### Project history ProjectDiscovery introduced katana publicly in November 2022 as a crawler focused on automation pipelines. Its README emphasizes standard and headless crawling, JavaScript parsing, scope control, automatic form filling, and structured output. The 1.0.0 release in March 2023 made a breaking change to the JSON output structure, a signal that katana had moved from early crawler prototype to a more stable automation surface for downstream tooling. ### Adoption history katana fits the broader ProjectDiscovery ecosystem of small security CLIs used in bug bounty, reconnaissance, and continuous security workflows. Package-manager entries across Homebrew, Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix reflect that it is meant to be installed into shell pipelines and CI jobs. ### How it is used The documented usage accepts URLs from flags, files, or stdin and emits results to stdout, files, or JSON. Its headless mode targets JavaScript-heavy sites and single-page applications that plain HTTP crawlers can miss. ### Why package nerds care katana is notable as a security package because it packages browser-aware crawling as a single CLI with predictable output. That makes it easy to chain with URL collectors, template scanners, and other ProjectDiscovery tools. ### Timeline - 2022-11-07: Initial release commit - 2023-03-20: v1.0.0 release changed the JSON output structure - 2024-07-23: v1.2.0 release line continued the post-1.0 series - 2026-01-06: v1.4.0 release appeared in the GitHub release list ### Related projects - Related ProjectDiscovery tools include nuclei, httpx, subfinder, and naabu; adjacent crawler concepts include headless-browser crawling, JavaScript endpoint extraction, and web reconnaissance pipelines. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.config/katana/form-config.yaml, ~/.config/katana/field-config.yaml ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - katana: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ka/katana/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - katana - 1.6.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: katana from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Next-generation crawling and spidering framework | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana - apk - katana-doc - 1.6.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: katana-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Next-generation crawling and spidering framework (documentation) | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/katana - MacPorts - katana: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/katana/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - HiroyukiFuruno.katana-desktop: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: HiroyukiFuruno.katana-desktop from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/katana.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/katana.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph