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Ghidra

Disassembler, decompiler, and analysis suite for compiled binaries

  • Security testing and OSINT
  • Developer tools
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What it is

Ghidra is a reverse engineering framework from the NSA that disassembles, decompiles, and graphs compiled programs across many processor architectures and executable formats. It runs as an interactive desktop application or headless for automated analysis, and can be extended with Java or Python scripts and plugins. Malware analysts, vulnerability researchers, and firmware hackers use it to understand what binaries actually do without source code.

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Stars
91,964 GitHub stars.
91,964

Forks
10,301
Commits
18,825
Contributors
413
Language
Java
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
March 2019
First release
June 2021
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI
Self-hostable
No
Alternative to
IDA Pro, Binary Ninja
Tags
  • static-analysis
  • reverse-engineering
  • debugging

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsGhidra by NSAFeb 14, 2026 · 433 points · 220 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNSA Ghidra software reverse engineering frameworkMar 27, 2023 · 214 points · 103 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsDebugger Ghidra ClassJun 19, 2023 · 199 points · 27 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“controversial, but: Claude Code combined with Ghidra (recently open-sourced NSA decompiler) is busting open old console games in a way we've never seen…”Jun 10, 2026 · 149 likes · 12 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhidra 11.0 ReleasedDec 23, 2023 · 81 points · 11 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhidra source code officially releasedApr 4, 2019 · 67 points · 7 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhidra 10.3 has been releasedMay 11, 2023 · 38 points · 6 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“this is what most AI decomp people are using tbh”Oct 20, 2026 · 24 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhidra 10.2Nov 3, 2022 · 17 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“The actual fuckin' NSA made this software. Its whole goal is to make reverse engineering not as big of a nightmare as it was previously. It's what makes…”Oct 5, 2026 · 15 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“for roughly $ free.99, you could follow a tutorial like and use - the NSA's decompiler - in order to get that done in a day or two.”Oct 15, 2026 · 8 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNSA releases Ghidra version 10.3.3Aug 30, 2023 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNSA GhidraMar 6, 2019 · 2 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhidra 10.2 ReleasedNov 7, 2022 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhidra 10.0Jun 24, 2021 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhidra Source CodeApr 5, 2019 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhidra Software Reverse Engineering FrameworkMar 6, 2019 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Patently false, I'm sorry. The standard tool suite REA is generally using the NSA developed decompliler Ghidra. Have your opinions all you like, and stay as…”Oct 19, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Did you know there is a #Java application for reverse-engineering code that was developed and open-sourced by the NSA?”Mar 28, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“ARE YOU AN UNTRAINED HACK WHO WANTS TO DECOMPILE A VIDEO GAME? GOOD NEWS! SAVE 56 THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH THIS ONE TRICK! JUST FUCKING DOWNLOAD IT.”Oct 15, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)