reverse engineering tools
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Reverse engineering tools help security researchers, vulnerability analysts, and software developers decompile, deobfuscate, and inspect compiled binaries, mobile apps, and firmware. These solutions unpack complex proprietary software and undocumented protocols using static decompilation, runtime instrumentation, and AI-assisted binary analysis. Unlike general source-code linters or automated vulnerability scanners, they specialize in reconstructing program architecture and intent directly from closed-source or obfuscated machine code.
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Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| apk-reverse | GITHUB | 1239 | 2026-09-19 |
| Seep-Reverse-Lab | GITHUB | 344 | 2026-09-23 |
| Ghidra MCP Server | HN | 298 | 2026-02-04 |
| ddc | GITHUB | 261 | 2026-09-18 |
| Reverse-Engineer-anything | GITHUB | 181 | 2026-10-08 |
| Deobfuscator-Luraph-V15 | GITHUB | 114 | 2026-09-26 |
| REA | GITHUB | 69 | 2026-10-11 |
| rdx | GITHUB | 57 | 2026-09-21 |
| Reversing a Cinema Camera's Peripherals Port | HN | 47 | 2025-11-11 |
| eleven | GITHUB | 46 | 2026-10-13 |
| rea-research | GITHUB | 36 | 2026-10-11 |
| rea | GITHUB | 34 | 2026-10-10 |
| ablation | GITHUB | 31 | 2026-09-23 |
| Frida0xKit | GITHUB | 25 | 2026-09-18 |
| lua-deobfuscators | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-09-12 |
| vmp-lazy-unpack | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-10-02 |
| szlm_res | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-10-04 |
| ios-messiah-re | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-09-28 |
| game-client-to-server-reverse | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-09-22 |
| roblox-ios-luau-vm-notes | GITHUB | 17 | 2026-09-23 |
| urna-vota-decompiled | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-10-06 |
| kasada-full-reverse | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-10-11 |
| ilio-mini | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-09-25 |
| lumix-s1m2-research | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-10-09 |
| Reverse-Engineer-Anything | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-10-09 |
| cloudflare-turnstile-solve-reverse | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-24 |
| Acrab | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-10-09 |
| datadome-plv3-vm-disassembler | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-11 |
| Do we need MCPs? Reverse-engineered Slack and Linear API for Evals & RL | HN | 11 | 2025-12-04 |
| luraph-deobfuscator | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-23 |
| lv0pen | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-09 |
| ida-colors | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-23 |
| BlutterAndroid | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-27 |
| ReWAM | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-29 |
| game-apk-reverse-engineering | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-22 |
| crof-is-an-openrouter-wrapper | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-13 |
| I Reverse Engineered Codex Background Computer Use | HN | 10 | 2026-04-24 |
| Tourmaline | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-11 |
| droidmem | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-23 |
| Revenant | HN | 8 | 2026-06-22 |
| Sekiro-Android-research | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-30 |
| apk-index | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-10 |
| hexpyrion | GITHUB | 6 | 2026-09-12 |
| Reverse-engineered the FPGA bitstream using Claude Code | HN | 6 | 2026-04-06 |
| flare-on-12-llm-solution | GITHUB | 6 | 2026-09-12 |
| Reverse Engineered Apple's Circular App Clip Codes | HN | 6 | 2026-04-13 |
| ida_cpa_pauth_lr | GITHUB | 6 | 2026-09-11 |
| Standoff2Dumper | GITHUB | 6 | 2026-09-13 |
| Reverse-engineer any site's API from inside the browser | HN | 5 | 2026-03-21 |
| HCaptcha Reverse Engineered | HN | 5 | 2026-03-31 |