---
name: "stegcracker"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "stegcracker"
version: "2.1.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/stegcracker"
---

# stegcracker(1)

steganography brute-force tool

## NAME

**stegcracker** - steganography brute-force tool

## SYNOPSIS

```
stegcracker [options] <file> [<wordlist>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**StegCracker is steganography brute-force utility to uncover hidden data inside files.**

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  **Show this help message and exit.**

- **-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT**

  **Output file location, this will be the file the data will be written to** **on a successful cracked password. If no output location is specified,** **the default location will be the same filename with ".out" appended to** **the name.**

- **-t THREADS, --threads THREADS**

  **Number of concurrent threads used to crack passwords with, increasing** **this number might lead to better performance. Default: 16**

- **-c CHUNK\_SIZE, --chunk-size CHUNK\_SIZE**

  **Number of passwords loaded into memory per thread cycle. After each** **password of the chunk has been depleted a status update will be printed** **to the console with the attempted password. Default: 64**

- **-q, --quiet, --stfu**

  **Runs the program in "quiet mode", meaning no status updates or other** **output besides the cracked password will be echoed to the terminal. By** **default, all logging / error messages are printed to stderr (making** **piping to other processes easier).**

- **-v, --version**

  **Print the current version number and exit.**

- **-V, --verbose**

  **Runs the program in "verbose mode", this will print additional** **debugging information (include this output when submitting bug** **reports). Cannot be used in conjunction with the "--quiet" argument.**

## ARGUMENTS

- **file**

  **Input file you think contains hidden information and wish to crack.** **Note: Stegcracker only accepts the following file types: jpg, jpeg,** **bmp, wav, au.**

- **wordlist**

  **Wordlist containing the one or more passwords (one password per line).** **If no password list is supplied, this will default to the rockyou.txt** **wordlist.**

## AUTHORS

**StegCracker was written by Luke Paris (Paradoxis).**

**This manpage was written by Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro for the Debian project (but may be used by others).**