# gaasedelen/patching

An Interactive Binary Patching Plugin for IDA Pro

Repository: https://github.com/gaasedelen/patching
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/patching
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ida-pro, patching, reverse-engineering, idapython, hexrays, ida
Last push: 2024-11-24T19:12:32+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": 1665, "days_push": 647, "days_rel": 647, "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 1279, forks 150 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:13.533893+00:00)

## What it is
An interactive binary patching plugin for IDA Pro that adds a robust in-disassembler workflow for editing assembly instructions. It supports x86/x64 and Arm/Arm64 via a Keystone engine fork and injects patching actions into IDA's right-click context menus.

## Use cases
- patch binaries interactively in ida pro
- edit assembly instructions in a disassembler
- nop out instructions during malware analysis
- assemble new instructions into a binary while reverse engineering
- patch arm and x86 code in ida
- quickly iterate on binary patches for security research

## When to choose
- You already work in IDA Pro and want to patch instructions without leaving the disassembly view
- You do malware analysis, CTFs, or security research on x86/x64 or Arm/Arm64 binaries
- You want live, rapid-iteration assembly editing with contextual patching actions

## When to avoid
- You don't use IDA Pro and need a standalone binary patching tool
- You need architectures beyond x86/x64 and Arm/Arm64
- You require fully automated or scripted bulk binary patching outside a disassembler

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, security
- domain: reverse-engineering, security, developer-tools
- platform: windows, editor-plugin, python
- tags: ida-pro, idapython, binary-patching, assembly, keystone-engine, disassembler, hexrays, malware-analysis, security-research, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- gaasedelen/patching (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.533893+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 2026-08-30T05:02:41.316646+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gaasedelen/patching (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.533893+00:00, sha 4dcf89ca6267)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.