> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# dnsx Overview

> A fast DNS toolkit for running various probes with multiple features

## What is dnsx?

`dnsx` is a fast and multi-purpose DNS toolkit designed for running various probes through the [retryabledns](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/retryabledns) library.
It supports multiple DNS queries, user supplied resolvers, DNS wildcard filtering like [shuffledns](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/shuffledns) etc.

## Features and capabilities

* Simple and easy-to-use utility to query DNS records
* **A, AAAA, CNAME, PTR, NS, MX, TXT, SRV, SOA** query support
* DNS **Resolution** / **Brute-force** support
* Custom **resolver** input support
* Multiple resolver format **(TCP/UDP/DOH/DOT)** support
* **stdin** and **stdout** support
* Automatic **wildcard** handling support

## Additional dnsx resources

As an open source tool with a robust community there are a lot of community-created resources available.
We are happy to share those to offer even more information about our tools.

* [https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dnsx-dns-toolkit-allow-to-run-multiple-dns-queries/](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dnsx-dns-toolkit-allow-to-run-multiple-dns-queries/)
* [https://www.kitploit.com/2020/11/dnsx-fast-and-multi-purpose-dns-toolkit.html?m=0](https://www.kitploit.com/2020/11/dnsx-fast-and-multi-purpose-dns-toolkit.html?m=0)
* [https://blog.projectdiscovery.io/building-your-own-historical-dns-solution-with-dnsx/](https://blog.projectdiscovery.io/building-your-own-historical-dns-solution-with-dnsx/)

<Note>Sharing any external resources **is not formal approval or a recommendation** from ProjectDiscovery.
We cannot provide an endorsement of accuracy or validation that content is up-to-date. Anything shared here should be approached with caution.</Note>

## Support

Questions about using dnsx? Issues working through installation? Cool story or use case you want to share? Get in touch!

Check out the [Help](/help) section of the docs or reach out to us on [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/projectdiscovery).