garble
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Description:
Obfuscate Go builds
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 0.15.0@5  |  Tracked Since: Dec 2, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  GitHub  |  formulae.brew.sh
Stars: 5,227  |  Forks: 331  |  Language: Go  |  Category: Developer tools
Tags: go obfuscation security compiler build-tool
Install: brew install garble
About:
Garble is a tool that obfuscates Go code by modifying the build process, making the resulting binary harder to reverse engineer. It works by replacing package and function names with random identifiers and stripping debugging information, while maintaining full compatibility with the original program's behavior. Its main value is providing a simple, effective layer of protection for proprietary Go applications.
Key Features:
  • Obfuscates package and function names
  • Strips debugging and build metadata
  • Maintains full program correctness
  • Integrates directly with the Go toolchain
  • Supports most Go language features and standard library
Use Cases:
  • Protecting proprietary Go applications before distribution
  • Hardening binaries against reverse engineering and tampering
  • Obfuscating internal tooling for security-sensitive deployments
Alternatives:
  • obfuscator-llvm – Lower-level LLVM-based obfuscator for multiple languages, more complex to configure than Garble's Go-specific approach
  • gobfuscate – Older, less maintained Go obfuscation tool; Garble is the modern, actively developed successor
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Dec 26, 2025 4:44pm 0.15.0 5 VERSION_BUMP 6964166e
Dec 2, 2025 7:43pm 5 VERSION_BUMP 7a31e530
Oct 10, 2025 1:10am 2 VERSION_BUMP 8a41fa19
Jan 16, 2025 10:04pm 4 VERSION_BUMP 584d3ddf
Jan 16, 2025 9:10pm 4 VERSION_BUMP 1523c8ff
Dec 4, 2024 12:23am 3 VERSION_BUMP 84a60114
Oct 1, 2024 4:21pm 1 VERSION_BUMP eb4216d2
Sep 13, 2024 8:08am 0 VERSION_BUMP 454fbb68
Sep 6, 2024 12:15am 0 VERSION_BUMP dac41079
Sep 5, 2024 11:01pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 9aad29b5
Sep 5, 2024 1:32pm 7 VERSION_BUMP 15698f0c
Jul 2, 2024 10:06pm 5 VERSION_BUMP 31e6eb7b
Feb 15, 2024 8:37am 1 VERSION_BUMP 52a51859
Feb 8, 2024 9:39am 3 VERSION_BUMP 2a6a7038
Jan 9, 2024 8:36pm 2 VERSION_BUMP e4b238cb
Dec 3, 2023 7:48pm 0 VERSION_BUMP b3e5ef84
Oct 6, 2023 5:21am 3 VERSION_BUMP d80306f0
Oct 1, 2023 8:51pm 2 VERSION_BUMP 4fce309f
Aug 2, 2023 1:12pm 1 VERSION_BUMP e53d2d48
May 2, 2023 8:59pm 2 VERSION_BUMP 52826c29
May 2, 2023 11:59am 2 VERSION_BUMP 146e9b8f
Mar 18, 2023 10:07pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 29d9c700
Mar 18, 2023 10:06pm 0 NEW b11d1686