IDA Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to IDA for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Ghidra, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to IDA and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to IDA are GNU Project Debugger, Malcat, Binary Ninja and radare2.

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Ghidra
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Free • Open Source
Decompiler
Mac
Windows
Linux
15 Ghidra alternatives
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...
- - Ghidra is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to IDA.
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C Decompiler
Disassembler
Debugging
Coding
Comments about Ghidra as a Alternative to IDA
Almost everyone thinks Ghidra is a great IDA alternative.
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The tool has a graphical interface. It is open source software, and I never thought that such a large organization would make such a major contribution to the development of free software and other similar programs for the community.
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GNU Project Debugger
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
BSD
Cygwin
14 GNU Project Debugger alternatives
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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1. Command line interfaceGNU Project Debugger either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
X86/x64 Compatibility
Disassembler
Remote Debugging
Breakpoint
Debugging
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Malcat
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Freemium • Proprietary
Decompiler
Windows
Linux
22 Malcat alternatives
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
Opinions about Malcat as a Alternative to IDA
Almost everyone thinks Malcat is a great IDA alternative.
Binary Ninja
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
28 Binary Ninja alternatives
A reverse engineering platform and GUI.
- - Binary Ninja is the most popular commercial alternative to IDA.
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Binary Ninja Features
Static analysis
Hex Editor
Debugging
X86/x64 Compatibility
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Almost everyone thinks Binary Ninja is a great IDA alternative.
radare2
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
BSD
iPad
C (programming language)
Git
Haiku
Docker
15 radare2 alternatives
Radare project started as a forensics tool, a scriptable commandline hexadecimal editor able to open disk files, but later support for analyzing binaries, disassembling code, debugging programs, attaching to remote gdb servers, ...
- - radare2 is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to IDA.
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radare2 Features
Debugging
Hexadecimal
Disassembler
Visual Mode
Visualizer
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Most users think radare2 is a great IDA alternative.
Okteta
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
40 Okteta alternatives
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
Cutter
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
20 Cutter alternatives
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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Ghex
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Free • Open Source
Linux
26 Ghex alternatives
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.
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Ghex Features
Hex Editor
radare
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
7 radare alternatives
Radare, the highly featured reverse engineering framework. NOTE: it is better to use the "radare 2", not the "radare".

Features

Multi-architecture and multi-platform GNU/Linux, Android, *BSD, OSX, iPhoneOS, Windows{32,64} and Solaris i808.
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radare Features
1. Malware Analysisradare can inspect a suspicious file or URL to detect potential threats.
Disassembler
Debugging
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Most users think radare is a great IDA alternative.
EDB (Evan's Debugger)
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Free • Open Source
Linux
12 EDB (Evan's Debugger) alternatives
EDB (Evan's Debugger) is a Qt4 based binary mode debugger with the goal of having usability on par with OllyDbg. It uses a plugin architecture, so adding new features can be done with ease. The current release is for Linux, but future releases will target more platforms.
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EDB (Evan's Debugger) Features
Debugging
Hopper
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Linux
20 Hopper alternatives
Hopper is a reverse engineering tool for OS X and Linux, that lets you disassemble, and decompile your 32/64bits Intel Mac, Linux, Windows and iOS executables!
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Hopper Features
Static analysis
Disassembler
Opinions about Hopper as a Alternative to IDA
Most users think Hopper is a great IDA alternative.
REDasm
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
13 REDasm alternatives
REDasm is a cross platform disassembler with a modern codebase useful from the hobbyist to the professional reverse engineer.
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REDasm Features
Hexadecimal
Debugging
Static analysis
Disassembler
C++