Binary Workbench Alternatives

Sites and apps similar to Binary Workbench include Ghidra, which is free and open source. Other options are x64dbg, IDA, GNU Project Debugger and OllyDbg. Decompilers like Binary Workbench are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Spray icon
     1 like

    Spray is a small debugger for C code that comes with minimal mental overhead. All functionality aims to be simple and easy to grasp.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  2. Malcat icon
     8 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  3. WinDbg icon
     11 likes

    WinDbg is a multipurposed debugger for Microsoft Windows, distributed on the web by Microsoft as part of the Debugging Tools for Windows. It can be used to debug user mode applications, drivers, and the operating system itself in kernel mode.

    16 WinDbg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Ghex icon
     15 likes

    GHex - a hex editor for GNOME

    GHex allows the user to load data from any file, view and edit it in either hex or ascii.

    Useful for debugging problems with object code or encodings.

    Also used by kids who cheat at computer games, by adding score or lives to saved games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. REDasm icon
     5 likes

    REDasm is a free and open source disassembler for Windows and Linux, built for both hobbyists and professional reverse engineers.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. angr icon
     2 likes

    angr is an open-source binary analysis platform for Python. It combines both static and dynamic symbolic ("concolic") analysis, providing tools to solve a variety of tasks.

    21 angr alternatives

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • BSD
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  7. c[ode]clap icon
     1 like

    codeclap is a cross-platform source-level x64 debugger which strives to supercharges the debugging experience on all platforms by not being "in the way." All supported platforms are considered equal and should provide a comparable debugging experience as long as...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Hiew icon
     7 likes

    Hiew (short for Hackers view) is a popular console hex editor for DOS and Windows written by Eugene Suslikov (sen). Amongst its feature set is its ability to view files in text, hex and disassembly mode.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    HT is a file editor/viewer/analyzer for executables. The goal is to combine the low-level functionality of a debugger and the usability of IDEs. We plan to implement all (hex-)editing features and support of the most important file formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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  10. ODA is an online disassembler for a wide range of machine architectures, including: Alpha, ARM, AVR, Intel x86, Motorola 68000, MIPS, PDP-11, PowerPC, SPARC, Z80, and more! Upload a Windows PE file, ELF, or raw binary and then view the disassembly and object file meta date such...

    15 ODA Online Disassembler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. A general, open source, retargetable decompiler of machine code programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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