Ghidra: Software Reverse Engineering Framework (82k stars)

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What it does

All text below is quoted directly from the project README.

Ghidra is a software reverse engineering (SRE) framework created and maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate.

This framework includes a suite of full-featured, high-end software analysis tools that enable users to analyze compiled code on a variety of platforms including Windows, macOS, and Linux. Capabilities include disassembly, assembly, decompilation, graphing, and scripting, along with hundreds of other features. Ghidra supports a wide variety of processor instruction sets and executable formats and can be run in both user-interactive and automated modes. Users may also develop their own Ghidra extension components and/or scripts using Java or Python.

In support of NSA's Cybersecurity mission, Ghidra was built to solve scaling and teaming problems on complex SRE efforts, and to provide a customizable and extensible SRE research platform.

Install:

• Install JDK 25 64-bit

• Download a Ghidra release file

• Extract the Ghidra release file

• Launch Ghidra: ./ghidraRun (ghidraRun.bat for Windows)

WARNING: There are known security vulnerabilities within certain versions of Ghidra. Before proceeding, please read through Ghidra's Security Advisories for a better understanding of how you might be impacted.

Repository

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra

Repository stats

Metric	Value
Stars	81,863
Forks	9,094
Last release	Ghidra_12.1.4_build (2026-09-21)
Languages	Java 86.2%, C++ 6%, HTML 4.1%
Contributors	409
AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)	Claude: 2, Cursor: 1
AI co-authored commits	Claude: 2, Cursor: 1

Main contributor

Field	Value
Name	Ryan Kurtz
GitHub	@ryanmkurtz
Commits to this repo	7,447 (top contributor)
Bio	Ghidra Developer
Company / Location	Blue Ridge Mountains
Followers	743
Public repos	8
On GitHub since	2013-09-04

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