Is maltrail still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release 3.5, 24 days ago.

Can I trust maltrail?

Widely used. 8.7k stars, 11 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install maltrail on macOS (stamparm/maltrail) · gitmanual

How to install on macOS

stamparm/maltrail

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Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 8,653
Activity: Updated this month
License: MIT
Open issues: 5
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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release 3.5, 24 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used8.7k stars, 11 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Start here

Website ↗sekuripy.hrThe project's own site.

Setup script in the repo

The maintainers included install.sh. Run it from the cloned folder after reading it.

bash install.sh

Also: install.ps1

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

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Download for macOS

3.5 · 10/14/2026 ↗

maltrail-sensor-3.5-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 2.3 MB · 16 downloads · best match

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/releases/download/3.5/maltrail-sensor-3.5-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "maltrail-sensor-3.5-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

Other macOS downloads (1)

maltrail-sensor-3.5-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 2.4 MB · 13 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/releases/download/3.5/maltrail-sensor-3.5-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "maltrail-sensor-3.5-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

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