NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra
Ghidra is a software reverse engineering (SRE) framework observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 36.5
- age_days: 2742
- days_rel: 15
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
72873 stars · 7974 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Ghidra is a software reverse engineering framework built by the NSA that includes a suite of tools for disassembly, decompilation, graphing, and scripting of compiled code. It supports many processor instruction sets and executable formats, runs interactively or automated, and is extensible via Java or Python.
Use cases
- analyze malware binaries
- decompile compiled code to readable source
- disassemble firmware for embedded devices
- find vulnerabilities in closed-source software
- automate binary analysis with scripts
- audit proprietary executables for security research
When to choose
- you need a free, open-source alternative to IDA Pro
- you want scriptable, extensible reverse engineering tooling
- you analyze binaries across Windows, macOS, and Linux
- you need decompilation for many processor architectures
When to avoid
- you only need to debug source code rather than compiled binaries
- you need a lightweight command-line-only disassembler
- you require commercial vendor support for SRE workflows
Facets
application · maturity stable
reverse-engineering security developer-tools parser reverse-engineering security developer-tools cross-platform windows jvm python disassembler decompiler sre malware-analysis binary-analysis extensible scripting linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra · fetched 2026-08-28 · df7f9b45fa18
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra | main | 95 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra")
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