Cybersecurity

Hetty The Open-Source Powerhouse for Hackers & Bug Bounty Hunters – Supercharge Your Security Research (Free, Fast, Fully Customizable)

Hamza Musa

22 Oct 2025 — 2 min read

Hetty is an HTTP toolkit for security research. It aims to become an open source alternative to commercial software like Burp Suite Pro, with powerful features tailored to the needs of the infosec and bug bounty community.

Features

Machine-in-the-middle (MITM) HTTP proxy, with logs and advanced search
HTTP client for manually creating/editing requests, and replay proxied requests
Intercept requests and responses for manual review (edit, send/receive, cancel)
Scope support, to help keep work organized
Easy-to-use web based admin interface
Project based database storage, to help keep work organized

Supported Platforms

Windows
Linux
macOS
Docker

Install

MacOS

brew install hettysoft/tap/hetty

Linux

sudo snap install hetty

Windows

scoop bucket add hettysoft https://github.com/hettysoft/scoop-bucket.git
scoop install hettysoft/hetty

Run

Once installed, start Hetty from the command line:

hetty

When invoked without any options, this:

Creates a root CA certificate and private key, stored on disk at ~/.hetty/
Creates a BadgerDB database, stored on disk at ~/.hetty/db/
Runs an HTTP server that listens on 0.0.0.0:8080, used for proxying and serving the admin interface

You should see the following console output:

2022/03/01 11:09:15 INFO [main] Hetty (v0.5.1) is running on :8080 ...2022/03/01 11:09:15 INFO [main] Get started at http://localhost:8080

You can now visit http://localhost:8080 to access the admin interface.

License

MIT

Resources & Downloads

Hetty | Hetty

An HTTP toolkit for security research.

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