The Metasploit Framework is an open-source tool released under a BSD-style license. For detailed licensing information, refer to the COPYING file.

Access the latest version of Metasploit from the Nightly Installers page.

Comprehensive documentation, including usage guides, is available at Metasploit Docs.

To set up a development environment, visit the Development Setup Guide.

Submit bugs and feature requests via the GitHub Issues tracker. New submissions can be made through the MSF-BUGv1 form.

For information on writing modules, refer to the API Documentation.

For questions and suggestions, you can:

• Join our GitHub Discussions for community support and general questions
• Join the Metasploit Slack for real-time chat
• Submit GitHub Issues for bug reports and feature requests
• Follow @metasploit on X or @metasploit@infosec.exchange on Mastodon for updates

Note: Some community members may still use IRC channels and the metasploit-hackers mailing list, though the primary support channels are now GitHub Discussions and Slack.

We recommend installation with the official Metasploit installers on Linux or macOS. Metasploit is also pre-installed with Kali.

For a manual setup, consult the Dev Environment Setup guide.

To get started with Metasploit:

1. Start msfconsole: This is the primary interface for interacting with Metasploit.
2. Explore Resources:
   • Visit the Using Metasploit section of the documentation.

To contribute to Metasploit:

1. Setup Development Environment: Follow the instructions in the Development Setup Guide on GitHub.
2. Clone the Repository: Obtain the source code from the official repository.
3. Submit a Pull Request: After making changes, submit a pull request for review. Additional details can be found in the Contributing Guide.