hcxtools

What it is

A set of small utilities that turn pcapng, pcap, and cap dumps into hash formats a password recovery tool can read. The goal is to check whether a network's own key or PMK was exposed in a capture, not to crack the key itself.

What it helps with

- Converting Wi-Fi dumps into hash files ready for a cracker
- Filtering hashes from a converted set by your own criteria
- Checking a PSK or PMK against a hash without a full crack run
- Building candidate wordlists from hash data or mixed lists

Who it's for

Wireless security testers assessing Wi-Fi networks they own or are authorized to test.

Worth knowing

These tools prepare hashes only; recovery of the password still needs a separate cracker such as Hashcat. The suite supports current WPA hash modes used by that ecosystem.

Do they crack WEP or WPS?
No, they focus on WPA-related hashes and leave WEP and WPS to other tools.

Can I run them on Windows or macOS?
No, the project states those platforms are unsupported.