// what it is
Description
Free rainbow-table-based cracker — fast for legacy LM hashes, mostly a curiosity in 2026 but invaluable on old Windows targets.
// use cases
What people use it for
- Crack old LM hashes
- Windows password recovery
// arsenal·Password CrackingBeginnerFOSS
Ophcrack
GUI rainbow-table cracker for LM and NTLM hashes.
Password Cracking
$ ophcrack --help
Ophcrack
// facts
- category
- Password Cracking
- platforms
- LIN · WIN · MAC
- license
- FOSS
- difficulty
- Beginner
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