Malcat AlternativesDecompilers and other similar apps like Malcat

Malcat is described as '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' and is a Decompiler in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Malcat for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best Malcat alternative is HxD, which is free. Other great apps like Malcat are ImHex, IDA, Ghidra and 010 Editor.

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Malcat alternatives page was last updated Oct 30, 2024
  1. HxD icon
     135 likes

    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.

    56 HxD alternatives
    HxD screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Hex Editor
    5.  Disk editor
    HxD iconMalcat Icon

    HxD VS Malcat

    Is HxD a good alternative to Malcat?
     
    • HxD is the most popular Windows alternative to Malcat.

    • HxD is the most popular free alternative to Malcat.

    • HxD is Free and ProprietaryMalcat is Freemium and Proprietary
    • HxD is LightweightMalcat is not according to our users
  2. ImHex icon
     26 likes

    ImHex is a free, featureful Hex Editor with many tools often only found in paid products. It includes a custom built scripting language for highlighting and decoding binary data, a disassembler, extensive file analysis tools and much much more

    28 ImHex alternatives
    ImHex screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hex Editor
    2.  Disassembler
    3.  GPL
    4.  Portable
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Ad-free
    ImHex iconMalcat Icon

    ImHex VS Malcat

    Is ImHex a good alternative to Malcat?
     
    • ImHex is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Malcat.

    • ImHex is the most popular Open Source alternative to Malcat.

    • ImHex is Free and Open SourceMalcat is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ImHex is LightweightMalcat is not according to our users
  3. IDA icon
     55 likes

    IDA delivers robust disassembly and decompilation, supporting diverse processors and file formats. Its high-quality pseudocode mirrors original source code, aiding analysis of multi-platform software. It features dynamic debugging, metadata control with Lumina, and effective code deobfuscation.

    33 IDA alternatives
    IDA screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    IDA Features

    1.  Disassembler
    2.  Debugging
    3.  Static analysis
    IDA iconMalcat Icon

    IDA VS Malcat

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  4. Ghidra icon
     24 likes

    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...

    21 Ghidra alternatives
    Ghidra screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ghidra Features

    1.  Disassembler
    2.  C Decompiler
    3.  Debugging
    4.  Coding
    Ghidra iconMalcat Icon

    Ghidra VS Malcat

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  5. 010 Editor icon
     29 likes

    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.

    48 010 Editor alternatives
    010 Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    010 Editor Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Hex Editor
    3.  Disk editor
    010 Editor iconMalcat Icon

    010 Editor VS Malcat

    Is 010 Editor a good alternative to Malcat?
     
    • 010 Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to Malcat.

    • 010 Editor is Paid and ProprietaryMalcat is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. dnSpy icon
     20 likes

    dnSpy is a debugger and .NET assembly editor. You can use it to edit and debug assemblies even if you don't have any source code available.

    11 dnSpy alternatives
    dnSpy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    dnSpy Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Debugging
    Discontinued

    Repository on GitHub is archived since 2020.

    dnSpy iconMalcat Icon

    dnSpy VS Malcat

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  7. dnSpyEx icon
     3 likes

    dnSpyEx is an unofficial continuation of the dnSpy project which is a debugger and .NET assembly editor. You can use it to edit and debug assemblies even if you don't have any source code available. Main features:

    11 dnSpyEx alternatives
    dnSpyEx screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    dnSpyEx Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  NET Framework
    3.  Debugging
    4.  NET Support
    dnSpyEx iconMalcat Icon

    dnSpyEx VS Malcat

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  8. radare2 icon
     18 likes

    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, ...

    21 radare2 alternatives
    The new WebUI

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • C (programming language)
    • Git
    • Haiku
    • Docker

    radare2 Features

    1.  Debugging
    2.  Hexadecimal
    3.  Disassembler
    4.  Visual Mode
    5.  Visualizer
    radare2 iconMalcat Icon

    radare2 VS Malcat

    Is radare2 a good alternative to Malcat?
     
    • radare2 is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Malcat.

    • radare2 is Free and Open SourceMalcat is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Binary Ninja icon
     24 likes

    A reverse engineering platform and GUI.

    34 Binary Ninja alternatives
    Unicode support

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Binary Ninja Features

    1.  Static analysis
    2.  Hex Editor
    3.  Debugging
    4.  X86/x64 Compatibility
    Binary Ninja iconMalcat Icon

    Binary Ninja VS Malcat

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  10. BinEd icon
     2 likes

    BinEd is a hex editor tool, which allows to directly browse and edit content of any file or binary data.

    52 BinEd alternatives
    BinEd screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Java
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Apache NetBeans
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Eclipse

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Java based
    6.  Undo and redo
    7.  Hex Editor
    8.  Hexadecimal
    9.  Data visualization
    10.  Support for Unicode
    BinEd iconMalcat Icon

    BinEd VS Malcat

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  11. Cutter icon
     8 likes

    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.

    23 Cutter alternatives
    Cutter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Cutter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Emulation
    5.  Graph view
    6.  Debugging
    7.  Disassembler
    8.  Hex Editor
    9.  Remote Debugging
    Cutter iconMalcat Icon

    Cutter VS Malcat

    Is Cutter a good alternative to Malcat?
     
  12. PE Explorer icon
     33 likes

    PE Explorer is the most feature-packed program for inspecting the inner workings of your own software, and more importantly, third party Windows applications and libraries for which you do not have source code.

    48 PE Explorer alternatives
    PE Explorer screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PE Explorer Features

    1.  Disassembler
    Discontinued

    Not updated for very long time, no 64bit support.

    PE Explorer iconMalcat Icon

    PE Explorer VS Malcat

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