projectdiscovery/dnsx
dnsx is a fast and multi-purpose DNS toolkit allow to run multiple DNS queries of your choice with a list of user-supplied resolvers. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 61
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 264.5
- age_days: 2120
- days_rel: 48
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
2846 stars · 327 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
dnsx is a fast, multi-purpose DNS toolkit from ProjectDiscovery for running DNS queries (A, AAAA, CNAME, PTR, NS, MX, TXT, SRV, SOA) with user-supplied resolvers. It supports DNS resolution, brute-forcing, and automatic wildcard filtering via the retryabledns library.
Use cases
- resolve a list of subdomains to IP addresses
- brute-force subdomains of a domain with a wordlist
- query DNS records like MX, TXT, or CNAME for a domain
- filter out wildcard DNS responses during enumeration
- use custom resolvers including DoH and DoT
- pipe domains through stdin for DNS resolution in a recon pipeline
When to choose
- you need fast, scriptable DNS resolution or record lookups in a security/recon workflow
- you want wildcard filtering and custom resolver support (TCP/UDP/DoH/DoT)
- you want a lightweight CLI that fits into pipelines with stdin/stdout
When to avoid
- you need a full DNS server or zone management tool
- you want a GUI-based DNS lookup utility
- you need historical DNS data, which requires external data sources
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
networking security cli developer-tools security networking developer-tools windows cli go dns dns-resolution dns-bruteforce reconnaissance wildcard-filtering subdomain-enumeration bug-bounty projectdiscovery command-line linux macos docker
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/dnsx · fetched 2026-08-28 · 88d18ab23b0b
- homepage: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/tools/dnsx · fetched 2026-08-29 · 58764ea5ebce
- site_page: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f8adb7e49951
- site_page: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/quickstart · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3dad04b1713f
- site_page: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/opensource/dnsx/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9ef8f1012e10
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| projectdiscovery/dnsx | main | 86 |
For agents
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