BlackArch is a penetration testing distribution based on Arch Linux that provides a large number of security tools.

It is an open-source distro created specially for penetration testers and security researchers.

Similar to Kali Linux and Parrot OS, BlackArch can be burned to an ISO image and run as a live system.

[4] BlackArch is developed by a small number of cyber security specialists and researchers that add the packages as well as dependencies needed to run these tools.

Tools categories within the BlackArch distribution (Counting date: 15 April 2024):[4]