# scanmem/scanmem

memory scanner for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/scanmem/scanmem
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/scanmem
Homepage: https://github.com/scanmem/scanmem
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: game-cheating, linux, memory-scanning, memory-hacking, cheating, cheat, hack
Last push: 2026-08-25T22:11:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4190, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1909, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:53.049566+00:00)

## What it is
scanmem is a Linux command-line memory scanner that isolates the address of a variable in a running process by scanning repeatedly for its changing values, then allows modifying it. GameConqueror is its GTK GUI front-end with flexible search syntax, variable locking, and a memory browser/editor.

## Use cases
- find and modify a game variable like health or money in a running process
- scan process memory for a value that changes over time
- lock a variable's value in another process's memory
- browse and edit the memory of a running Linux process
- debug where an arbitrary variable lives in an executing program

## When to choose
- you need a Cheat Engine-like memory scanner on Linux
- you want a lightweight CLI tool to inspect and edit process memory
- you prefer a GUI front-end with variable locking and a memory editor
- you need to build a memory scanner for Android via the NDK

## When to avoid
- you need memory scanning on Windows or macOS
- you want a polished cheating tool with anti-detection features
- you need a general-purpose debugger like gdb
- your target process runs on a kernel without /proc

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, gaming-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: memory-scanner, game-cheating, memory-hacking, gameconqueror, ptrace, debugging-utility, debugging, linux, android

## Member repositories
- scanmem/scanmem (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.049566+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 2026-08-30T03:11:07.708243+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/scanmem/scanmem (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.049566+00:00, sha 2db8f6445d55)
  - homepage: https://github.com/scanmem/scanmem (fetched 2026-08-29T10:50:06.822809+00:00, sha fce95a7f5c2d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.