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orhun/binsider

Analyze ELF binaries like a boss 😼🕵️‍♂️ observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/orhun/binsider · homepage · Rust · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

84/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 68
  • Longevity 79
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 17.0
  • age_days: 1115
  • days_rel: 213
  • days_push: 11
  • n_releases_24m: 7

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4404 stars · 112 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Binsider is a terminal user interface tool for analyzing ELF binaries, offering static and dynamic analysis, string inspection, linked library examination, and hexdumps. It is written in Rust and provides functionality similar to readelf and strace in a user-friendly TUI.

Use cases

  • inspect an ELF binary's headers and layout
  • trace system calls of an executable like strace
  • extract strings from a binary
  • view linked shared libraries of an executable
  • hexdump a binary file in the terminal
  • dynamically debug and analyze a Linux executable

When to choose

  • you need a fast, interactive TUI for ELF binary analysis on Linux
  • you want readelf/strace-like features combined in one tool
  • you prefer terminal-based reverse engineering workflows

When to avoid

  • you need a full GUI disassembler or decompiler like Ghidra or IDA
  • you need to analyze non-ELF formats such as PE or Mach-O binaries

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

reverse-engineering terminal-ui developer-tools security reverse-engineering security developer-tools cli cross-platform elf binary-analysis tui hexdump static-analysis dynamic-analysis rust strace readelf command-line linux

4 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
orhun/binsidermain84

For agents

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