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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