.NET Reflector AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Decompilers

The best Decompiler alternative to .NET Reflector is ILSpy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to.NET Reflector and five of them are Decompilers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Decompiler alternatives to .NET Reflector are dnSpy, dnSpyEx, CFR and GrayWolf.

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.NET Reflector alternatives page was last updated Jan 8, 2024
  1. ILSpy icon
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    ILSpy is the open-source .NET assembly browser and decompiler.

    8 ILSpy alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework

    ILSpy Features

    1.  Disassembler
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    • Almost everyone thinks ILSpy is a great .NET Reflector alternative.

    • ILSpy is the most popular Windows alternative to .NET Reflector.

    • ILSpy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to .NET Reflector.

    • ILSpy is Free and Open Source.NET Reflector is Paid and Proprietary
  2. dnSpy icon
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    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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    dnSpy Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Debugging
    Discontinued

    Repository on GitHub is archived since 2020.

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    Comments about dnSpy as an Alternative to .NET Reflector
     
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    Has several similar features and is free + open source. Its UI is also up to date for 2020 users.

    Positive commentNov 19, 2020
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    • Most users think dnSpy is a great .NET Reflector alternative.

    • dnSpy is Free and Open Source.NET Reflector is Paid and Proprietary
  3. dnSpyEx icon
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    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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    dnSpyEx Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  NET Framework
    3.  Debugging
    4.  NET Support
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  4.  2 likes

    CFR will decompile modern Java features - Java 8 lambdas (pre and post Java beta 103 changes), Java 7 String switches etc, but is written entirely in Java 6. [ http://www.benf.org/other/cfr/ ].

    11 CFR alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    CFR Features

    1.  Portable
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    • CFR is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to .NET Reflector.

    • CFR is Free and Open Source.NET Reflector is Paid and Proprietary
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    GrayWolf is a .NET Decompiler that can edit the IL of a compiled .NET application. This Decompiler is targeted at hacking compiled .NET applications. This is a Beta product the IL editing is lacking and the deobfuscator is just getting going.

    5 GrayWolf alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    GrayWolf Features

    1.  Disassembler
    Discontinued

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