Qubes OS has no official, structured tool listing we can auto-sync (unlike Kali, BlackArch, REMnux, and Tails). The tools below are maintained by hand and may be incomplete or outdated — check the official docs for the current tool set.
Qubes OS is a security-focused operating system built around
virtual-machine compartmentalization rather than a bundled pentest
toolkit — its value is architectural isolation, not a curated tool set.
Use it only against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to
test — see the disclaimer.
Getting started
Qubes OS isolates applications by running each one in a separate,
disposable virtual machine ("qube") on top of the Xen hypervisor, so a
compromised browser tab or PDF reader can't reach your other qubes'
files or credentials. Each qube is based on a read-only TemplateVM —
Fedora and Debian ship by default, and a Whonix template is included
for Tor-routed qubes. It installs like a Fedora-based system but
requires hardware virtualization support (Intel VT-x/VT-d or AMD-V/
AMD-Vi), and doesn't publish a tool catalog since it's an isolation
architecture rather than a bundled toolkit.
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