# Rizin

UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset.

Repository: https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rizin
Homepage: https://rizin.re
Language: C
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: reverse-engineering, program-analysis, security, exploitation, debugging
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:23:08+00:00
Link (homepage): https://rizin.re
Link (site_page): https://rizin.re/install
Link (site_page): https://book.rizin.re

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2163, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 65, "gap_med": 126, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3806, forks 599 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:20.247766+00:00)

## What it is
Cutter is a free and open-source graphical reverse engineering platform built on top of the Rizin framework, a Unix-friendly command-line toolkit for analyzing, disassembling, and debugging binaries. It offers advanced visualization, graphing, plugin support (Python and C++), and integration with decompilers like Ghidra's.

## Use cases
- analyze and disassemble stripped binaries
- reverse engineer malware in a gui
- debug native binaries cross-platform
- decompile binaries with ghidra integration
- explore binary control flow graphs visually
- run scripted binary analysis from the command line
- identify library functions with flirt signatures

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source alternative to IDA Pro with a modern GUI
- you need both a powerful CLI disassembler and a graphical interface
- you want extensible reverse engineering via Python or C++ plugins
- you work across Linux, macOS, or Windows and need consistent tooling

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight hex editor only
- you require commercial support or official vendor licensing
- you depend on radare2-specific scripts without rizin compatibility

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, gui, cli, security
- domain: reverse-engineering, security, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli, bsd
- tags: rizin, cutter, disassembly, binary-analysis, ghidra-decompiler, flirt-signatures, radare2-fork, qt-gui, malware-analysis, ctf, debugger, disassembler, decompiler, command-line, linux, macos, desktop, android

## Member repositories
- rizinorg/rizin (main) score 88
- rizinorg/cutter (frontend) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.247766+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 2026-08-29T16:59:54.874096+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.247766+00:00, sha 9301e41b822f)
  - homepage: https://rizin.re (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:22.090793+00:00, sha 209e412e465e)
  - site_page: https://rizin.re/install (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:22.099972+00:00, sha 2926cfdab71a)
  - site_page: https://book.rizin.re (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:22.102022+00:00, sha 9224b5715872)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.