Binary Ninja Alternatives

Binary Ninja is described as 'A reverse engineering platform and GUI' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Binary Ninja for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Online / Web-based and BSD. The best alternative is HxD, which is free. Other great apps like Binary Ninja are x64dbg, Ghidra, IDA and 010 Editor.

Binary Ninja alternatives are mainly Decompilers but may also be Text Editors or File Comparison Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Binary Ninja.

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HxD
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Free • Proprietary
Text Editor
Windows
54 alternatives to HxD
HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor which, additionally to raw disk editing and modifying of main memory (RAM), handles files of any size.
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HxD Features
1. PortableHxD can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in HxD without registration.
3. LightweightHxD consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Ad-freeHxD doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Hex Editor
Disk editor
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x64dbg
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Free • Open Source
Decompiler
Windows
13 alternatives to x64dbg
x64dbg is a 64-bit assembler-level debugger for Windows. The corresponding 32-bit debugger is called x32dbg.
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x64dbg Features
Debugging
Static analysis
Support for 64 bit
Ghidra
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Free • Open Source
Decompiler
Mac
Windows
Linux
15 alternatives to Ghidra
Ghidra is a software reverse engineering (SRE) framework created and maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate. This framework includes a suite of full-featured, high-end software analysis tools that enable users to analyze compiled code on a variety of...
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Ghidra Features
C Decompiler
Disassembler
Debugging
Coding
IDA
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Paid • Proprietary
Decompiler
Mac
Windows
Linux
28 alternatives to IDA
The IDA Pro Disassembler and debugger is a multi-processor disassembler and debugger hosted on the Windows, Linux and Mac OS X Platforms.
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IDA Features
Disassembler
Debugging
Static analysis
010 Editor
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Paid • Proprietary
Text Editor
File Comparison Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
47 alternatives to 010 Editor
010 Editor is a professional text/hex editor designed to edit any file, drive, or process on your machine. Using Binary Templates technology, 010 Editor allows a binary file to be parsed into a data structure that can be understood.
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010 Editor Features
Hex Editor
Disk editor
OllyDbg
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
20 alternatives to OllyDbg
OllyDbg is a 32-bit assembler level analysing debugger. Emphasis on binary code analysis makes it particularly useful in cases where source is unavailable.
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OllyDbg Features
Debugging
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.01, released in September 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Malcat
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Freemium • Proprietary
Decompiler
Windows
Linux
22 alternatives to Malcat
Malcat is a feature-rich hexadecimal editor / disassembler / decompiler for reverse engineers and malware analysts. It has support for many file formats and CPUs, can scan for signatures, decrypt/decompress data, diff files and run python scripts.
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Malcat Features
1. Malware AnalysisMalcat can inspect a suspicious file or URL to detect potential threats.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMalcat can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Disassembler
Hex Editor
Static analysis
Hexadecimal
Cutter
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
20 alternatives to Cutter
Cutter goal is to be an advanced FREE and open-source reverse-engineering platform while keeping the user experience at mind. Cutter is created by reverse engineers for reverse engineers.

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Okteta
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
40 alternatives to Okteta
Okteta is a simple editor for the raw data of files. This type of program is also called hex editor or binary editor. The data is displayed in the traditional view with two columns: one with the numeric values and one with the assigned characters.
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Okteta Features
Hex Editor
GNU Project Debugger
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
BSD
Cygwin
14 alternatives to GNU Project Debugger
GNU Project Debugger, or gdb, is a command-line, source-level debugger for programs that were written in C, C++, D, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Pascal, assembly, Modula-2, or Ada and compiled for any of a number of different target architectures including x86, x86-64, IA-64...
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GNU Project Debugger Features
1. Command line interfaceGNU Project Debugger either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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Disassembler
Remote Debugging
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Debugging
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