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PE-bear vs Explorer Suite: catalog facts
PE-bear	Explorer Suite

Best for: Malware analysts taking a first look at Windows executables	Best for: Windows developers and analysts inspecting executable files
Free Free and open source.	Free Freeware.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Friendly GUI for inspecting PE structures Built-in disassembly through Capstone Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS	PE32 and PE64 inspection and editing Includes resource, hex, and process viewers Supports .NET metadata and resources
Limited to the PE format Not a full decompiler or debugger	Windows only. The official page lists version III dated 18 November 2012.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for PE-bear github.com/hasherezade/pe-bear Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Explorer Suite ntcore.com/explorer-suite Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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