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# Syft

**A CLI tool and Go library for generating a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) from container images and filesystems. Exceptional for vulnerability detection when used with a scanner like [Grype](https://github.com/anchore/grype).**

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## Features

- Generates SBOMs for **container images**, **filesystems**, **archives** (see the docs for a full list of [supported scan targets](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/sbom/scan-targets/))
- Supports dozens of packaging ecosystems (e.g. Alpine (apk), Debian (dpkg), RPM, Go, Python, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Rust, PHP, .NET, and [many more](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/capabilities/all-packages/))
- Supports OCI, Docker, [Singularity](https://github.com/sylabs/singularity), and [more image formats](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/sbom/scan-targets/)
- Works seamlessly with [Grype](https://github.com/anchore/grype) for vulnerability scanning
- Multiple output formats (**CycloneDX**, **SPDX**, **Syft JSON**, and [more](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/sbom/formats/)) including the ability to [convert between SBOM formats](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/sbom/conversion/)
- Create signed SBOM attestations using the [in-toto specification](https://github.com/in-toto/attestation/blob/main/spec/README.md)

> [!TIP]
> **New to Syft? Check out the [Getting Started guide](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/sbom/getting-started/) for a walkthrough!**

## Installation

The quickest way to get up and going:
```bash
curl -sSfL https://get.anchore.io/syft | sudo sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin
```

> [!TIP]
> **See [Installation docs](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/installation/syft/) for more ways to get Syft, including Homebrew, Docker, Scoop, Chocolatey, Nix, and more!**

## The basics

See the packages within a container image or directory:

```bash
# container image
syft alpine:latest

# directory
syft ./my-project
```

To get an SBOM, specify one or more output formats:

```bash
# SBOM to stdout
syft <image> -o cyclonedx-json

# Multiple SBOMs to files
syft <image> -o spdx-json=./spdx.json -o cyclonedx-json=./cdx.json
```


> [!TIP]
> **Check out the [Getting Started guide](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/guides/sbom/getting-started/)** to explore all of the capabilities and features.
>
> **Want to know all of the ins-and-outs of Syft?** Check out the [CLI docs](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/reference/syft/cli/),  [configuration docs](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/reference/syft/configuration/), and [JSON schema](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/reference/syft/json/latest/).


## Contributing

We encourage users to help make these tools better by [submitting issues](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues) when you find a bug or want a new feature. 
Check out our [contributing overview](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/contributing/) and [developer-specific documentation](https://oss.anchore.com/docs/contributing/syft/) if you are interested in providing code contributions.



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  Syft development is sponsored by <a href="https://anchore.com/">Anchore</a>, and is released under the <a href="https://github.com/anchore/syft?tab=Apache-2.0-1-ov-file">Apache-2.0 License</a>.
  The <a property="dct:title" rel="cc:attributionURL" href="https://anchore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/syft-logo.svg">Syft logo</a> by <a rel="cc:attributionURL dct:creator" property="cc:attributionName" href="https://anchore.com/">Anchore</a> is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="license noopener noreferrer" style="display:inline-block;">CC BY 4.0<img style="height:22px!important;margin-left:3px;vertical-align:text-bottom;" src="https://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/cc.svg" alt=""><img style="height:22px!important;margin-left:3px;vertical-align:text-bottom;" src="https://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/by.svg" alt=""></a>
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For commercial support options with Syft or Grype, please [contact Anchore](https://get.anchore.com/contact/).

## Come talk to us!

The Syft Team holds regular community meetings online. All are welcome to join to bring topics for discussion.
- Check the [calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=Y182OTM4dGt0MjRtajI0NnNzOThiaGtnM29qNEBncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t) for the next meeting date.
- Add items to the [agenda](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZtSAa6fj2a6KRWviTn3WoJm09edvrNUp4Iz_dOjjyY8/edit?usp=sharing) (join [this group](https://groups.google.com/g/anchore-oss-community) for write access to the [agenda](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZtSAa6fj2a6KRWviTn3WoJm09edvrNUp4Iz_dOjjyY8/edit?usp=sharing))
- See you there!
