diff --git a/bin/download b/bin/download
index 46e7059..fbe2a20 100755
--- a/bin/download
+++ b/bin/download
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ check_shasum() {
     shasum \
       -a 256 \
       -c <(echo "$authentic_checksum  $archive_file_name")
+  elif command -v sha256 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    sha256 \
+      -c <(echo "SHA256 ($archive_file_name) = $authentic_checksum")
   else
-    fail "sha256sum or shasum is not available for use"
+    fail "no shasum tool available, supported: sha256sum, shasum or sha256"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/helpers.sh b/lib/helpers.sh
index 64e37bf..8394513 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.sh
+++ b/lib/helpers.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ get_platform() {
   platform="$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
 
   case "$platform" in
-    linux | darwin | freebsd)
+    linux | darwin | freebsd | netbsd)
       [ -z "$silent" ] && msg "Platform '${platform}' supported!"
       ;;
     *)