About the Tools page

The Tools page provides download links and links to Black Duck integrations on GitHub, the Black Duck Software Integrity Community, and Black Duck Software Integrity, Customer Education web pages. It is divided into these sections: Downloads, Black Duck Open Source Integrations, and Community and Education, as described below.

To access the Tools page, from the user menu located on the top navigation bar, select Tools.

Downloads

This section of the Tools page provides links for Black Duck Detect (Desktop), Black Duck Detect CLI, and Legacy Downloads (the Signature Scanner).

  • Black Duck Detect (Desktop). Select the link to download the Mac OS X, LInux, or Windows version of Black Duck Detect (Desktop) from Google Cloud Storage. This tool scans your file system and generates a Bill of Materials (BOM).

    Black Duck Detect (Desktop) client systems must meet the following requirements:

    • Mac OS X. Version 10.10 or later. A minimum of 8 GB of RAM.

    • Windows. Windows 10. A minimum of 8 GB of RAM.

  • Black Duck Detect(CLI). Select the link to go to the Integrations Documentation page. From here, select Black Duck Detect to view download instructions and documentation for Black Duck Detect, a command line interface (CLI) that integrates with your build jobs to identify package manager dependencies as well as file system matches.

  • Legacy Downloads. Select Toggle All to view the download links for the Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows CLI of the Signature Scanner, a tool to scan your file system and generate a BOM.

    The Signature Scanner client systems must meet the following requirements:

    • macOS x64. Version 10.10 or later. A minimum of 8 GB of RAM.

    • macOS arm64. A minimum of 8 GB of RAM.

    • Windows. Windows 10. A minimum of 8 GB of RAM.

    • Linux. A minimum of 8 GB of RAM on the supported operating systems.

    Note: The Signature Scanner is included with Black Duck Detect. We recommend you use Black Duck Detect to create a more complete Bill of Materials.

Black Duck Open Source Integrations

Clicking this link opens the Black Duck pages on GitHub.

To view Black Duck integrations documentation, from the help menu (Help menu) located on the top navigation bar, select Integrations Documentation.

Community and Education

This section of the Tools page provides the following links: