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PE Tools vs readpe: catalog facts
PE Tools	readpe

Best for: Reverse engineers and analysts examining Windows executables	Best for: Malware analysts and reverse engineers inspecting Windows executables
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under GPL-2.0-or-later.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Editor covers PE headers, sections and all main directories Dumps running processes and rebuilds PE files Side-by-side comparison of two PE files Address calculator for VA, RVA and file offsets	Analyzes Portable Executable binaries from the command line Build instructions cover Linux, macOS, and Windows through Cygwin Includes multiple utilities for PE file analysis
Windows only Older-style interface aimed at experienced users Intended for analysis of software you are authorized to examine	Windows builds require Cygwin
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
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 Tools petoolse.github.io/petools Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for readpe github.com/mentebinaria/readpe Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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