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Reverse Engineering Tools

Comments identify a disassembler screenshot as from tools like IDA Pro or Binary Ninja and recommend free alternatives such as Ghidra, Radare2/Cutter, and Hopper.

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dharmab • Aug 8, 2021 • View on HN

Sounds like a use case for Ghidra to be sure.

fitz-re • Oct 10, 2023 • View on HN

This would be great for reversing tools such as IDA and Binary Ninja!

busterarm • Feb 25, 2020 • View on HN

So use ghidra or radare2 or free other alternatives instead?

etc_passwd • Feb 19, 2014 • View on HN

It's a Disassembler - Ida Prohttps://www.hex-rays.com/products/ida/

mvuksano • Dec 13, 2020 • View on HN

Try radare2. There is also GUI fronted called cutter (https://cutter.re/).

saagarjha • Mar 6, 2019 • View on HN

You're welcome to use Hopper/IDA Pro/Radare/Binary Ninja…

djmips • Jun 13, 2022 • View on HN

We're all programmers? Ghidra is open source. Have at it?

self_awareness • Nov 20, 2019 • View on HN

Use Ghidra, because it's free.

Squonk42 • Oct 20, 2025 • View on HN

I found this: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/pull/6314

userbinator • Dec 5, 2016 • View on HN

IDA has a free version:https://www.hex-rays.com/products/ida/support/download_freew...