# L4ys/LazyIDA

Make your IDA Lazy!

Repository: https://github.com/L4ys/LazyIDA
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lazyida
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ida, python, ida-plugin, idapro, idapython
Last push: 2026-01-31T11:20:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3734, "days_push": 214, "days_rel": 220, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1439, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:44.125938+00:00)

## What it is
LazyIDA is an IDA Pro plugin written in Python (IDAPython) that adds convenience features like data format conversion with clipboard copy, format string vulnerability scanning, vtable navigation, and quick-copy shortcuts. Many of its features have since been built into newer IDA versions, and the author recommends the successor HappyIDA.

## Use cases
- convert data to different formats in IDA and copy to clipboard
- scan binaries for format string vulnerabilities
- quickly copy addresses and names in IDA
- jump to vtable functions in Hex-Rays
- remove function return type in Hex-Rays decompiler
- speed up CTF reverse engineering workflows in IDA

## When to choose
- you use an older IDA Pro version lacking built-in return-type removal or dump features
- you want quick clipboard shortcuts while reversing in IDA
- you're doing CTF challenges and want convenience tooling

## When to avoid
- you run IDA Pro 7.5+ where most features are built-in
- you want actively developed features - use HappyIDA instead
- you need format string scanning across many architectures via Hex-Rays API

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: reverse-engineering, developer-tools, security
- domain: security, reverse-engineering, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python
- tags: ida-plugin, idapython, ctf, disassembly, hex-rays, clipboard, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- L4ys/LazyIDA (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.125938+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 2026-08-30T04:36:34.910477+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/L4ys/LazyIDA (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.125938+00:00, sha f69d0251a63e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.