How To Install Netcat on Windows
In this tutorial, you will learn how to download and install Netcat on Windows 11/10 /Server.
Netcat is a network security tool that administrators can use for a variety of network operations, such as checking open ports, transferring data over a network connection, and security assessments.
Downloading Netcat for Windows
For Windows, you should install the Netcat (Ncat) package that comes with Nmap, which you can download from This link.
![Download netcat for Windows](https://storage.googleapis.com/static.configserverfirewall.com/images/windows10/nmap/nmap-windows-download.webp)
After the download is finished, right-click the setup and select Run as administrator to begin the installation.
![Right-click the netcat setup and select Run as administrator](https://storage.googleapis.com/static.configserverfirewall.com/images/windows10/netcat/netcat-windows-installer.webp)
When selecting components to install, choose all packages that come with the Nmap installer.
![Install Netcat on Windows](https://storage.googleapis.com/static.configserverfirewall.com/images/windows10/netcat/install-netcat-on-windows.webp)
Before continuing, ensure that the Ncat and the Register Nmap Path options are selected, as shown in the above screenshot.
Ncat Command
The name of the Netcat command-line tool is called ncat
, which you can run from either Windows Terminal, CMD, or PowerShell.
To check the Netcat version installed on your Windows PC, open a command prompt and execute the following command:
ncat --version
![netcat version](https://storage.googleapis.com/static.configserverfirewall.com/images/windows10/netcat/netcat-version.webp)
To display the help page, run the following command:
ncat -h
![netcat windows](https://storage.googleapis.com/static.configserverfirewall.com/images/windows10/netcat/netcat-windows.webp)
Apart from ncat
, the nmap command also will be available from the command prompt.
![nmap command](https://storage.googleapis.com/static.configserverfirewall.com/images/windows10/nmap/nmap-version.webp)
And that's it. Now you have a working installation of Netcat on your Windows computer. You can use this guide to install Netcat on Windows 10, 11, or Server.