# xmrig/xmrig

RandomX, KawPow, CryptoNight and GhostRider unified CPU/GPU miner and RandomX benchmark

Repository: https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xmrig
Homepage: https://xmrig.com/
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: monero, xmr, cpuminer, miner, cryptocurrency, xmrig, cryptonight, randomx, argon2
Last push: 2026-08-22T12:41:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 65, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3427, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 158, "gap_med": 53.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10097, forks 3829 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:39.552507+00:00)

## What it is
XMRig is a high-performance, open-source, cross-platform CPU/GPU miner for RandomX, KawPow, CryptoNight, and GhostRider algorithms, plus a RandomX benchmark tool. It supports CPU (x86/x64/ARM/RISC-V), AMD GPUs via OpenCL, and NVIDIA GPUs via a CUDA plugin, with JSON config, HTTP API, and a companion stratum proxy.

## Use cases
- mine Monero (RandomX) on CPU
- mine Ravencoin with KawPow on GPU
- benchmark RandomX hashrate on my hardware
- run a stratum proxy for a mining farm
- manage miners remotely via HTTP API
- mine CryptoNight variants on ARM devices

## When to choose
- you need a unified miner supporting multiple PoW algorithms across CPU and GPU
- you want cross-platform binaries for Windows, Linux, macOS, or FreeBSD
- you need runtime reconfiguration and remote management via HTTP API
- you want a reliable RandomX benchmark

## When to avoid
- you mine coins using algorithms outside RandomX, KawPow, CryptoNight, or GhostRider
- you need a GUI-only miner with no command-line involvement
- you want a zero-fee miner without modifying the default 1% donation in source

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: cli, benchmarking, monitoring, configuration-management
- domain: blockchain, cross-platform
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: cryptomining, randomx, monero, cpuminer, gpuminer, stratum, opencl, cuda, cryptocurrency, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- xmrig/xmrig (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:39.552507+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 2026-08-29T17:19:44.075015+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:39.552507+00:00, sha b7644d74a9f2)
  - homepage: https://xmrig.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:27.936451+00:00, sha 3d26e0ef4ebe)
  - site_page: https://xmrig.com/docs/api (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:27.945398+00:00, sha 88b912c029d6)
  - site_page: https://xmrig.com/docs/miner (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:27.947080+00:00, sha fb5825bd4ad7)
  - site_page: https://xmrig.com/docs/proxy (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:27.948607+00:00, sha e74f824c25eb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.