https://github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen
hashgen - the blazingly fast hash generator
https://github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen
argon base58 base64 bcrypt blake2 cyclone generator hash hashcat hashgen keccak md5 mdxfind mosecode multithreaded ntlm sha sha1 sha3 yescrypt
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hashgen - the blazingly fast hash generator
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen
- Owner: cyclone-github
- License: gpl-2.0
- Created: 2022-12-16T02:27:27.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-12-16T16:07:42.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-12-20T07:11:11.109Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: argon, base58, base64, bcrypt, blake2, cyclone, generator, hash, hashcat, hashgen, keccak, md5, mdxfind, mosecode, multithreaded, ntlm, sha, sha1, sha3, yescrypt
- Language: Go
- Homepage: https://forum.hashpwn.net/post/89
- Size: 465 KB
- Stars: 39
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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# hashgen - Cyclone's hash generator
```
$ hashgen -m md5 -w rockyou.txt -b
2026/01/23 11:44:20 Starting...
2026/01/23 11:44:20 Processing file: rockyou.txt
2026/01/23 11:44:20 Hash function: md5
2026/01/23 11:44:20 CPU Threads: 16
2026/01/23 11:44:20 Finished processing 14344391 lines in 0.460 sec (31.215 M lines/sec)
```
**As of the this writing, hashgen (go) has a 2,519% faster md5 hashrate vs the next fastest publicly available CPU based hash generator (see benchmarks).** Since version `v2023-10-30.1600`, hashgen has a top recorded hasharate of 30,228,048 md5/sec on the test rig's Ryzen 7 3700X CPU! Much faster hashrates have been seen on higher end CPU's.
Hashgen is a CLI hash generator written in Go and can be cross compiled for Linux, Raspberry Pi, Windows & Mac, although testing and compiling is mainly done on debian 12 linux.
To use hashgen, type your mode, wordlist input & hash output files with a simple command line.
### Features:
- Maintains original input order [PR 10](https://github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen/pull/10)
- Supports 60+ modes/functions (see list below)
- Encode / decode base64 & base58
- Hex / dehex wordlists
- Supports ASCII, UTF-8 and $HEX[] input
- Supports UTF-8 (default) or $HEX[] output
- Supports multiple salted modes such as -m 110 / -m 120
| Useage Examples | Command Line |
|-----------|-----------|
| read wordlist.txt, hash to md5 and write to output.txt | ./hashgen -m md5 -w wordlist.txt -o output.txt |
| pipe wordlist into hashgen and write to stdout | cat wordlist.txt \| ./hashgen -m md5 |
| decode $HEX[] wordlist to plaintext | ./hashgen -m plaintext -w hex_wordlist.txt |
| convert wordlist to $HEX[] | ./hashgen -m hex -w wordlist.txt |
| output hash:plain | ./hashgen -m md5 -w wordlist.txt -hashplain |
| benchmark md5 | ./hashgen -m md5 -w wordlist.txt -b |
### Supported Options:
| Flag: | Description: |
|-----------|-----------|
| -m | {mode} |
| -w | {wordlist input} |
| -t | {cpu threads} |
| -o | {wordlist output} |
| -b | {benchmark mode} |
| -cost | {bcrypt} |
| -hashplain | {generates hash:plain pairs} |
| -help | {help menu} |
| -version | {version info} |
### Supported Functions:
| Function: | Hashcat Mode: |
|-----------------|----------------|
| **`Plaintext & Encoding`** | |
| plaintext / dehex | 99999 (decode $HEX[]) |
| hex | (encode to $HEX[]) |
| base64encode | |
| base64decode | |
| base58encode | |
| base58decode | |
| base32encode | |
| base32decode | |
| morsecode | (ITU-R M.1677-1) |
| morsedecode | |
| | |
| **`Checksums`** | |
| crc32 | |
| 11500 | (hashcat compatible CRC32) |
| crc64 | |
| | |
| **`MDx`** | |
| md4 | 900 |
| md5 | 0 |
| halfmd5 | 5100 |
| md5passsalt | 10 |
| md5saltpass | 20 |
| md5md5 | 2600 |
| | |
| **`SHA1`** | |
| sha1 | 100 |
| sha1passsalt | 110 |
| sha1saltpass | 120 |
| sha1sha1 | 4500 |
| | |
| **`SHA2`** | |
| sha224 | 1300 |
| sha224passsalt | 1310 |
| sha224saltpass | 1320 |
| sha256 | 1400 |
| sha256passsalt | 1410 |
| sha256saltpass | 1420 |
| sha384 | 10800 |
| sha384passsalt | 10810 |
| sha384saltpass | 10820 |
| sha512 | 1700 |
| sha512passsalt | 1710 |
| sha512saltpass | 1720 |
| sha512-224 | |
| sha512-256 | |
| | |
| **`SHA3`** | |
| sha3-224 | 17300 |
| sha3-256 | 17400 |
| sha3-384 | 17500 |
| sha3-512 | 17600 |
| | |
| **`Keccak`** | |
| keccak-224 | 17700 |
| keccak-256 | 17800 |
| keccak-384 | 17900 |
| keccak-512 | 18000 |
| | |
| **`BLAKE2`** | |
| blake2b-256 | |
| blake2b-384 | |
| blake2b-512 | |
| 600 | (hashcat compatible blake2b-512) |
| blake2s-256 | |
| 31000 | (hashcat compatible blake2s-256) |
| | |
| **`Other Hashes`** | |
| ripemd-160 | 6000 |
| mysql5 | 300 |
| ntlm | 1000 |
| | |
| **`Crypt / KDF`** | |
| argon2id | 34000 |
| bcrypt | 3200 |
| wpbcrypt | (WordPress HMAC-SHA384 + bcrypt) |
| md5crypt | 500 (`Linux shadow $1$`) |
| sha256crypt | 7400 (`Linux shadow $5$`) |
| sha512crypt | 1800 (`Linux shadow $6$`) |
| phpass | 400 (`PHP/WordPress $P$/phpBB3 $H$`) |
| yescrypt | (`Linux shadow $y$`) |
### Benchmarks:
- https://github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen-testing/tree/main/benchmarks
- In addition to hashgen (go), I have also written hashgen in python, php, C, and Rust, although Rust and C need a lot of work to unlock their full performance potential. If you speak C or Rust, I'd be curious to see how fast you can push hashgen!
- https://github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen-testing
### Install latest release:
```
go install github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen@latest
```
### Install from latest source code (bleeding edge):
```
go install github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen@main
```
### Compile from source:
- This assumes you have Go and Git installed
- `git clone https://github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen.git` # clone repo
- `cd hashgen` # enter project directory
- `go mod init hashgen` # initialize Go module (skips if go.mod exists)
- `go mod tidy` # download dependencies
- `go build -ldflags="-s -w" .` # compile binary in current directory
- `go install -ldflags="-s -w" .` # compile binary and install to $GOPATH
- Compile from source code how-to:
- https://github.com/cyclone-github/scripts/blob/main/intro_to_go.txt
### Changelog:
- https://github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
### Mentions:
- Go Package Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen
- hashcat wiki: https://hashcat.net/wiki/
- hashkiller forum: https://forum.hashkiller.io/index.php?threads/cyclone-hashgen.63140/
- hashpwn forum: https://forum.hashpwn.net/post/89
- MajorGeeks: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/hashgen.html
- Softpedia: https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/hashgen-go.shtml
### Antivirus False Positives:
- Several antivirus programs on VirusTotal incorrectly detect hashgen as a false positive. This issue primarily affects the Windows executable binary, but is not limited to it. If this concerns you, I recommend carefully reviewing hashgen's source code, then proceed to compile the binary yourself.
- Uploading your compiled hashgen binaries to https://virustotal.com and leaving an upvote or a comment would be helpful.
### Thoughts:
- Why write hashgen? hashgen is nothing new (to me) as this project started several years ago while needing a way to quickly convert wordlists to md5 or sha1 on linux terminal. Several versions of hashgen have been written over the years in several languages: python, php, Go, C and Rust. While the actively maintained version is hashgen (go), which offers enhanced features and superior performance, the "hashgen-testing" repository linked below contains testing versions of hashgen in different programming languages:
- https://github.com/cyclone-github/hashgen-testing
- Why write hashgen in Go instead of xyz language? I did this to push my Go coding skills while also seeing how fast I could push Go. During early testing, I was not expecting hashgen to be all that fast, but I have been pleasantly surprised!
- When I realized hashgen (go) was competitively fast compared to other publicly available hash generators, I decided to publish hashgen's code and binaries for others to use. I've really enjoyed this project and I hope you find it useful.
- If you found hashgen to be helpful, please consider giving this repository a star!