"I am surprised with the quality of the output from Hex-rays."
"It is absolutely true your product is a real lifesaver when it comes to solving this stuff."
We are pleased to present our flagship product, the Hex-Rays Decompiler, which brings binary software analysis within reach of millions of programmers. It converts native processor code into a human readable C-like pseudocode text.
In comparison to low level assembly language, high level language representation in the Decompiler has several advantages:
- concise: requires less time to read it
- structured: program logic is more obvious
- dynamic: variable names and types can be changed on the fly
- familiar: no need to learn the assembly language
- cool: the most advanced decompiler ever built!
The pseudocode text is generated on the fly. Our technology is fast enough to analyze 99% of functions within a couple of seconds.
Currently the decompiler supports compiler generated code for the x86, x64, ARM32, ARM64, and PowerPC processors. We plan to port it to other platforms in the future. The programmatic API allows our customers to improve the decompiler output. Vulnerability search, software validation, coverage analysis are the directions that immediately come to mind.
The decompiler runs on MS Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. The GUI and text IDA versions are supported.
Getting the Decompiler
Please check the sales page for information and ordering. Do not forget to check out the decompiler limitations.
Decompiler output listing
Both archives contain a disassembly listing and a decompilation listing. Note the difference of the listing sizes and the readibility!
While the first archive contains automatic results, the second file has been improved using the interactive features of the decompiler.
Comparison pages
You can visit our comparison page to see side-by-side disassembler and decompiler outputs. A picture is worth a thousand words...
Short decompilation demo video
Hex-Rays Decompiler demo video
Thorough decompilation demo video
Hex-Rays Decompiler demo (almost a tutorial) video by ccso.com
PDF files
Mailing list
There is a mailing list for public announcements about the decompiler.
To subscribe, click here.
"The application took me about 250 hours of labor to figure out the function. With IDA and Hex-Rays I was able to solve the same problem in about 3 hours."
"You know, this really is a testiment to the power of your two programs..
the fact that you can get IDA and Hex-Rays to handle some of the most
obscure programming constructs is amazing."