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GhidraIDA Pro

Screenshots

Ghidra CodeBrowser with disassembly, decompiled source and symbol treeGhidra CodeBrowser showing hexadecimal bytes alongside decompiled sourceGhidra project manager with Tool Chest, active project and Tip of the Day dialogGhidra Debugger workspace with termmines static disassembly and empty runtime panelsGhidra Launch with gdb dialog for termmines with architecture and run command controlsGhidra Debugger after launching termmines with threads, dynamic disassembly and GDB terminal

Screenshots

IDA Pro load-a-new-file dialog with processor choices and analysis optionsIDA Pro Rename address dialog with local-name and name-list optionsIDA Pro Pseudocode-A tab showing main, function list, and Python output paneIDA Pro Functions pane with the Lumina pull and push menu openIDA Pro disassembly view with named library functions and commented assembly instructionsIDA Pro pseudocode context menu offering Run gooMBA on a factorial expressionIDA Pro graph view with connected assembly blocks, function list, and analysis output

Best for: Reverse engineering a binary when you need a decompiler and cannot pay for IDA

Best for: Commercial reverse engineering and binary analysis

Free

Free and open source under Apache 2.0, released by the NSA.

 Paid

Commercial licenses are sold by Hex-Rays. Processor coverage, decompilers and collaboration features depend on the plan.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • A genuinely capable decompiler producing C-like output, free and open source
  • Very wide processor instruction set and executable format support
  • Built for teams, with shared projects and version tracking
  • Extensible with Java or Python, and scriptable for automated analysis
  • Interactive binary analysis with disassembly and debugging
  • Scripting and plugin interfaces
  • Licensed for commercial use
  • The project warns that some versions have known security vulnerabilities
  • Java-based, and the interface shows it
  • A steep learning curve even for people who know assembly
  • Distributed as a portable archive rather than an installer, and needs a JDK
  • Paid license required
  • Decompiler and architecture coverage depend on the plan
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Not open source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available Not stated if it works offline

Sources

Catalog checked September 21, 2026

Sources

Catalog checked October 11, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.