hugsy/cemu

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

CEmu is a lightweight assembly playground providing GUI, CLI, and library interfaces for writing, compiling, disassembling, and emulating assembly code across multiple architectures. It is built on Keystone (assembler), Capstone (disassembler), and Unicorn (emulator) with a Qt6-powered GUI.

Use cases

• test shellcode quickly across architectures
• learn assembly for x86, ARM, MIPS, or SPARC
• emulate assembly snippets without setting up cross-compilers
• disassemble and reassemble bytecode in a scratch environment
• prototype exploit payloads in a sandboxed emulator
• run assembly experiments from the CLI or as a Python library

When to choose

• you need a plug-n-play multi-architecture assembly IDE without toolchain setup
• you want to test small shellcode or binary samples quickly
• you are learning assembly and want immediate compile-emulate feedback
• you need programmatic assembly emulation via a Python library

When to avoid

• you need full-system emulation or OS-level execution
• you require PowerPC emulation (only assembly is supported for PPC)
• you need debugging features like breakpoints or hardware tracing
• you want a production-grade emulator for large binaries

Facets

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gui cli interpreter developer-tools developer-tools security education reverse-engineering windows python cli assembly emulation shellcode keystone capstone unicorn disassembly multi-architecture linux macos desktop

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