Alternatives to x64dbg

An open-source Windows debugger for reverse engineering, with an IDA-like interface, a built-in assembler and a decompiler. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • x64dbg

    An open-source Windows debugger for reverse engineering, with an IDA-like interface, a built-in assembler and a decompiler.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as x64dbg.

  • radare2

    Command-line reverse engineering framework and binary analysis toolkit.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidCommand line

    radare2 disassembles, emulates, debugs and patches binaries across many architectures and platforms, but uses a steep command-line syntax instead of an IDA-like graphical interface.

Also worth comparing

These listings name x64dbg as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Ghidra

    The NSA's reverse engineering framework, with a decompiler that turns machine code back into readable C.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    x64dbg is a Windows-only debugger with an IDA-like interface, assembler and Snowman decompiler, but its decompiler is far weaker than Ghidra's and it focuses on live debugging.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.