# wisk/medusa

An open source interactive disassembler

Repository: https://github.com/wisk/medusa
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wisk-medusa
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: reverse-engineering, disassembler, emulator, symbolic-execution, c-plus-plus
Last push: 2026-04-10T03:11:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 76, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5389, "days_push": 145, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- 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 1090, forks 92 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:32.821492+00:00)

## What it is
Medusa is an open-source, modular, interactive disassembler written in C++, organized as a library with frontends including a GUI (qMedusa) and a text interface (medusa_text). It supports loaders for ELF, PE, Mach-O, and GameBoy binaries.

## Use cases
- disassemble an ELF or PE binary
- reverse engineer a Mach-O executable
- analyze GameBoy ROM code
- explore disassembly interactively with a GUI
- script binary analysis using a disassembler library

## When to choose
- you need a free, open-source alternative to IDA for interactive disassembly
- you want a disassembler core you can embed or extend as a C++ library
- you need cross-platform binary analysis on Windows, Linux, or macOS

## When to avoid
- you need mature relocation, symbol, or export handling for all formats
- you require commercial-grade support or extensive processor module coverage
- you need a lightweight command-line-only tool without Qt dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, gui, cli, developer-tools
- domain: reverse-engineering, security, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: disassembler, emulator, symbolic-execution, interactive-analysis, binary-analysis, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- wisk/medusa (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.821492+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 2026-08-30T06:49:15.770875+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wisk/medusa (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.821492+00:00, sha 5f5705051b62)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.