Digger

Modern, advanced DNS lookup tool Source

Description

Digger is a feature-rich DNS lookup tool designed for the GNOME desktop. It provides an intuitive interface for exploring DNS records, from simple queries to complex diagnostics.

Key features include:

Support for all major DNS record types (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, etc.)
Advanced options like reverse lookups, trace options, and custom servers
DNS Blacklist (DNSBL) checking and performance monitoring
Secure DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) support
History with search and favorites management
Batch lookup and server comparison tools

Source

Notice

Claude (the LLM) is listed as a contributor.

Project links:

Links to (pages with) screenshots:

Rating

Mobile Fit: 5

Perfect - this app fits your phone screen just fine out of the box and works nicely with touch input!

Project status: released

This project has been developed so far, that its authors felt confident enough to create a release.

The project repository was created on 2025-06-10.

The last known commit happened on 2026-01-12.
Please note: This information is not updated continuously. This particular listing was last updated on 2026-01-17

Features

✔ This app is (according to its appstream metadata or description) intended to be compatible with mobile devices.

Packaging

Get it on Flathub!

Install as flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.tobagin.digger.flatpakref

Build and install your own flatpak: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tobagin/Digger/refs/heads/main/packaging/io.github.tobagin.digger.yml

If you're lucky*, you can install this app by just hitting this button:

Install

* You need to have an appstream:// handler, e.g., GNOME Software or KDE Discover, installed and the app needs to be available in a configured software repository, more details.

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Licensing and technical details

License: GPL-3.0-or-later Metadata: CC0-1.0

Frameworks: GTK4 libadwaita

Backend: dig

Programming languages: Python

Build system: meson

AppStream Metadata URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tobagin/digger/refs/heads/main/data/io.github.tobagin.digger.metainfo.xml.in