# korcankaraokcu/PINCE

Reverse engineering tool for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/korcankaraokcu/PINCE
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pince
Homepage: https://korcankaraokcu.github.io/PINCE/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: gdb, cheat-engine, reverse-engineering, injection, memory-hacking, hex-editor, patcher, game-hacking, disassembler, opcode-searcher, tracer, dissect-code, python3, gdb-python-scripts, debugging-tool, assembler
Last push: 2026-08-24T20:47:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3848, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 25, "gap_med": 9.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- 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 3069, forks 194 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:41.481690+00:00)

## What it is
PINCE is a GDB front-end and reverse engineering tool for Linux, focused on game hacking but usable for general reverse engineering. It provides memory scanning, variable inspection, code injection, a speedhack, and a Python scripting engine similar to Cheat Engine.

## Use cases
- scan and modify game memory values on Linux
- find pointers to dynamic addresses in a running process
- inject code into a Linux process
- speed up or slow down a game with a speedhack
- disassemble and trace code of a binary
- inspect and patch variables in a running application

## When to choose
- you need a Cheat Engine alternative on Linux
- you want scriptable memory scanning and code injection via Python and GDB
- you are reverse engineering games or native Linux binaries

## When to avoid
- you need a Windows-native memory editor
- you only want passive static analysis without attaching to a process
- you require a GUI tool on non-Linux platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, security, gui, cli
- domain: reverse-engineering, security, gaming-tools, developer-tools
- platform: python
- tags: gdb, cheat-engine, memory-scanning, game-hacking, disassembler, hex-editor, code-injection, speedhack, debugging, linux

## Member repositories
- korcankaraokcu/PINCE (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.481690+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 2026-08-30T07:28:09.996829+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/korcankaraokcu/PINCE (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.481690+00:00, sha 0c1f968d7dc5)
  - homepage: https://korcankaraokcu.github.io/PINCE/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:43:33.999598+00:00, sha fa39c49c3816)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.