NmapFE is a user-friendly graphical interface for the network exploration tool, nmap. It runs on X Window system and simplifies the scanning process.
Before downloading, it is important to read the appropriate sections for your platform from the Nmap Install Guide. The Changelog offers information on important changes including bugfixes and new features. The Reference Guide offers a wealth of knowledge on how to use Nmap, while other available documentation should not be ignored.
Users are encouraged to subscribe to the Nmap-hackers mailing list. This moderated, low-volume list is used for receiving announcements not only about Nmap, but also regarding Insecure.org and related projects.
Nmap is distributed with source code under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It includes a modified version of the Libpcap packet capturing library, Libdnet low-level networking library, and the PCRE Perl-compatible regular expression library. Additionally, it can be linked with the OpenSSL Encryption Toolkit to offer SSL-enhanced service/version detection if desired.
Version 4.11: N/A