@Jolyne_AI: When it comes to binary analysis or malware reverse engineering, commercial tools often cost thousands of dollars for a license, while free tools frequently have unfriendly interfaces and steep learning curves. Why not give Cutter a try? It's an open-source reverse engineering platform that gives you a professional-grade, completely free analysis environment out of the box. It features a clean, intuitive visual interface and supports Python/C++...

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Cutter is an open-source reverse engineering platform that provides a professional, free analysis environment with support for multi-platform binary analysis and plugin extensibility.

When it comes to binary analysis or malware reverse engineering, commercial tools often cost thousands of dollars for a license, while free tools frequently have unfriendly interfaces and steep learning curves. Why not give Cutter a try? It's an open-source reverse engineering platform that gives you a professional-grade, completely free analysis environment out of the box. It features a clean, intuitive visual interface and supports Python/C++ plugin extensions, along with integration of advanced capabilities like the Ghidra decompiler, elevating it from "usable" to "delightful." GitHub: https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter Key Features: - Multi-platform binary analysis: supports common formats like PE, ELF, Mach-O - Graphical operations for a more intuitive experience, significantly lowering the learning curve - Integrated analysis views including disassembly, hex view, and function graph - Supports Python/C++ plugin development for easy extension and customization of workflows - Built-in debugger and scripting engine for dynamic analysis and automation - Rich open-source plugin ecosystem, including integration with the Ghidra decompiler for enhanced capabilities Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows. Install via package manager or download a pre-built binary for immediate use.
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When it comes to binary analysis or malware reverse engineering, commercial tools often cost thousands of dollars in licenses, while free tools frequently have intimidating interfaces and steep learning curves. Why not try Cutter: an open-source reverse engineering platform that gives you a professional-grade, completely free analysis environment. It features a clear and intuitive visual interface, supports Python/C++ plugin extensions, and can integrate advanced capabilities like the Ghidra decompiler, elevating it from “usable” to “excellent”.
GitHub: https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter

Main features:

  • Multi-platform binary analysis: supports common formats such as PE, ELF, Mach‑O
  • Graphical operations for a more intuitive experience, significantly lowering the learning curve
  • All‑in‑one analysis views: disassembly, hex view, function graph, and more
  • Python/C++ plugin development for easy extension and workflow customization
  • Built‑in debugger and scripting engine for dynamic analysis and automation
  • Rich open‑source plugin ecosystem, including Ghidra decompiler integration and other enhancements

Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows; can be installed via package managers or by downloading precompiled binaries for immediate use.

rizinorg/cutter

Source: https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter

Cutter

Cutter is a free and open-source reverse engineering platform powered by rizin (https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin). It aims at being an advanced and customizable reverse engineering platform while keeping the user experience in mind. Cutter is created by reverse engineers for reverse engineers.

Cutter CI (https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Cutter+CI%22)
Build status (https://ci.appveyor.com/project/rizinorg/cutter/branch/dev)
Screenshot

Learn more at cutter.re (https://cutter.re).

Getting Cutter

Download

Cutter release binaries for all major platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows) can be downloaded from GitHub Releases (https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter/releases).

  • Linux: If your distribution provides it, check for cutter package in your package manager (or cutter-re / rz-cutter). If not available there, we have setup repositories in OBS (https://openbuildservice.org/) for some common distributions. Look at https://software.opensuse.org/download/package?package=cutter-re&project=home%3ARizinOrg and follow the instructions there. Otherwise download the .AppImage file from our release, make it executable and run as below or use AppImageLauncher (https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher).
    chmod +x Cutter*.AppImage; ./Cutter*.AppImage

  • macOS: Download the .dmg file or use Homebrew Cask (https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask):
    brew install --cask cutter

  • Windows: Download the .zip archive, or use either Chocolatey (https://chocolatey.org) or Scoop (https://scoop.sh/):
    choco install cutter
    scoop bucket add extras followed by scoop install cutter

Build from sources

To build Cutter from sources, please check the Building Docs (https://cutter.re/docs/building.html).

Docker image

To deploy cutter using a pre-built Dockerfile, it’s possible to use the provided configuration. The corresponding README.md file also contains instructions on how to get started using the docker image with minimal effort.

Documentation

User Guide (https://cutter.re/docs/user-docs.html)

Contribution Guidelines (https://cutter.re/docs/contributing.html)

Developers Docs (https://cutter.re/docs/contributing/code.html)

Plugins

Cutter supports both Python and Native C++ plugins. Our community has built many plugins and useful scripts for Cutter such as the native integration of Ghidra decompiler (https://github.com/rizinorg/rz-ghidra) or the plugin to visualize DynamoRIO code coverage. You can find a list of cutter plugins linked below. Feel free to extend it with your own plugins and scripts for Cutter.

Official & Community Plugins (https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter-plugins)

Plugins Development Guide (https://cutter.re/docs/plugins.html)

Getting Help

Please use the following channels to ask for help from Cutter developers and community:

  • Telegram: https://t.me/cutter_re
  • Mattermost: https://im.rizin.re
  • IRC: #cutter on https://web.libera.chat/
  • Twitter: @cutter_re (https://twitter.com/cutter_re)

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