# offensive-security/kali-nethunter

The Kali NetHunter Project

Repository: https://github.com/offensive-security/kali-nethunter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kali-nethunter
Homepage: https://github.com/offensive-security/kali-nethunter/wiki
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-04-25T09:01:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4365, "days_push": 2687, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3806, forks 921 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:20.296155+00:00)

## What it is
Kali NetHunter is an Android ROM overlay providing a mobile penetration testing platform, combining a custom kernel, a Kali Linux chroot, and an Android app for running security tools and attacks like HID Keyboard, BadUSB, and Evil AP MANA. This original GitHub repository was archived in April 2019; development moved to GitLab.

## Use cases
- run penetration testing tools on an android phone
- perform hid keyboard attacks from a mobile device
- set up a portable kali linux environment on android
- launch badusb attacks from a phone
- create an evil access point with a mobile device

## When to choose
- you need a mobile penetration testing platform on a supported nexus or oneplus device
- you want kali linux tooling combined with android-based attack capabilities

## When to avoid
- you need current device support or updates - use the active GitLab kali-nethunter-project instead
- your device is not on the supported hardware list
- you want a maintained project - this repo is archived and read-only

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: security, penetration-testing, cli, gui
- domain: penetration-testing, security, android-tools, mobile-development
- platform: -
- tags: kali-linux, mobile-pentesting, android-rom-overlay, archived, hid-attacks, badusb, android, mobile, linux

## Member repositories
- offensive-security/kali-nethunter (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.296155+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:26:46.726587+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/offensive-security/kali-nethunter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.296155+00:00, sha 807a79c87366)
  - homepage: https://github.com/offensive-security/kali-nethunter/wiki (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:52.152716+00:00, sha 994d5113a551)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.