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LLVMGNU Binutils
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free software released under GNU GPL and LGPL licences.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • Includes the Clang C and C++ compiler
  • Frequent, regular releases
  • Includes the GNU linker and assembler used in native toolchains
  • Wide set of inspection tools such as objdump, readelf and nm
  • Large toolchain to build from source
  • Documentation is aimed mostly at compiler developers
  • Command-line only, aimed at developers familiar with object file formats
  • Distributed as source releases; most people install it through a package manager
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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