# gdabah/distorm

Powerful Disassembler Library For x86/AMD64

Repository: https://github.com/gdabah/distorm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/distorm
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: disassembler, disassembly, disassembler-library, disassembler-distorm, x86, x64, x86-64, distorm3, distorm, distorm64
Last push: 2023-10-10T22:28:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4184, "days_push": 1058, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1345, forks 242 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:27.227733+00:00)

## What it is
diStorm3 is a lightweight, fast disassembler library for x86/AMD64 machine code, licensed under BSD. It acts as a decomposer, returning binary structures describing instructions rather than static text, making it ideal for advanced binary code analysis.

## Use cases
- disassemble x86 and x64 binary streams
- analyze malware or unknown binaries at the instruction level
- build reverse-engineering or debugging tools
- hook or instrument native code
- decode machine instructions into structured data programmatically

## When to choose
- you need a fast, lightweight x86/AMD64 disassembler with a simple single API
- you want structured instruction decompositions instead of plain text output
- you need complete 64-bit support with proven performance
- you want Python bindings via pip

## When to avoid
- you need disassembly for non-x86 architectures like ARM or RISC-V
- you need a full reverse-engineering suite with a GUI rather than a library
- you require an actively developed project with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: parser, reverse-engineering, security
- domain: security, reverse-engineering, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, python, c, cpp
- tags: disassembler, x86, amd64, binary-analysis, decomposer

## Member repositories
- gdabah/distorm (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.227733+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:42:45.559510+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gdabah/distorm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.227733+00:00, sha d08e2732e612)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.