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Anvil FORGE

System Security Plan authoring for desktop.

Author SSPs against any loaded catalog. Export in OSCAL JSON, Word, and PDF. Import directly into Anvil CRAFT.

Free & Open Source

No account required. All platforms. Lifetime updates.

All releases on GitHub

Platform notes

Windows

SmartScreen may display a warning when launching FORGE for the first time. Click "More info" then "Run anyway" to proceed. An EV code signing certificate is pending acquisition.

macOS

Gatekeeper may block FORGE on first launch. If this occurs, open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security, scroll to the blocked app, and click "Open Anyway". Apple notarization is pending acquisition.

Linux

Make the AppImage executable before running: right-click the file, select Properties, and enable "Allow executing as program", or run chmod +x AnvilFORGE.AppImage in a terminal.

Catalog-driven SSP Authoring

Author System Security Plans against any loaded catalog - not locked to a single framework or standard.

OSCAL JSON Export

Export machine-readable OSCAL JSON for direct import into Anvil CRAFT.

Word and PDF Export

Generate formatted documents for human review and distribution.

Offline Desktop App

Works without an internet connection. Your data stays local.

Backup and Restore

Built-in backup and restore for all SSP data.

Lifetime Updates

Free and open source. All future updates included.