# rexdex/recompiler

Xbox360 -> Windows executable converter

Repository: https://github.com/rexdex/recompiler
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/recompiler
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-02-12T21:20:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3487, "days_push": 1663, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1740, forks 87 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.164361+00:00)

## What it is
A C++ tool that converts Xbox 360 PowerPC executables into native Windows x86 executables, handling CPU translation, endianness, and GPU emulation challenges. It is a research project that currently runs simple Xbox 360 demo apps rather than full games.

## Use cases
- convert xbox 360 executables to run on windows pc
- translate powerpc code to x86
- reverse engineer xbox 360 game binaries
- run xbox 360 demo apps natively on pc
- study powerpc to x86 binary translation techniques

## When to choose
- you want to experiment with porting simple Xbox 360 executables to Windows
- you are researching PowerPC-to-x86 binary translation and GPU emulation
- you need a reference implementation for handling endianness and encrypted Xbox 360 images

## When to avoid
- you want to run full commercial Xbox 360 games reliably
- you need a production-ready or actively maintained converter
- you prefer an emulator over a static executable converter

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: compiler, reverse-engineering, interpreter, graphics, simulation
- domain: reverse-engineering, gaming-tools, compilers, windows
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: xbox360, binary-translator, powerpc-to-x86, emulation, executable-conversion

## Member repositories
- rexdex/recompiler (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.164361+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 2026-08-30T03:30:09.901804+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rexdex/recompiler (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.164361+00:00, sha d4cdb8cb4197)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.