Is sherlock still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v0.16.2, 2 months ago.

Can I trust sherlock?

Widely used. 107k stars, 7 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install sherlock on Windows (sherlock-project/sherlock) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

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Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v0.16.2, 2 months ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used107k stars, 7 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it runs on Windows

You'll build it yourself with Python.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗sherlockproject.xyzThe project's own site.

4 steps on Windows

Download setup.ps1

Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

Needs Git: winget install Git.Git

git clone https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock.git
cd sherlock

Install the required runtimes

Python ^3.9

winget install Python.Python.3.9
pipx install poetry

3
Install dependencies
```
poetry install
```
4
Run the tests
```
poetry run pytest
```

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