What is this?
Cutter is a free and open-source reverse engineering platform powered by the rizin engine — a desktop tool for analyzing, disassembling and debugging binaries.
Cutter is a free and open-source reverse engineering platform powered by the rizin engine — a desktop tool for analyzing, disassembling and debugging binaries.Is it a GUI application or a command-line tool?It's a desktop GUI application: rizin works as the engine underneath, and Cutter wraps it in a graphical interface built with the user experience in mind.
It's a desktop GUI application: rizin works as the engine underneath, and Cutter wraps it in a graphical interface built with the user experience in mind.Is it aimed at experienced reverse engineers, or can a newcomer pick it up?It's made by reverse engineers for reverse engineers, so it primarily targets people who already do binary analysis — though it explicitly tries to stay user-friendly.
It's made by reverse engineers for reverse engineers, so it primarily targets people who already do binary analysis — though it explicitly tries to stay user-friendly.Can I extend Cutter with plugins?Yes — plugin support is first-class: Cutter works with both Python and native C++ plugins, and there is a public list of community plugins and scripts you can browse and add to.
Yes — plugin support is first-class: Cutter works with both Python and native C++ plugins, and there is a public list of community plugins and scripts you can browse and add to.Does it have a built-in decompiler?Decompiling comes via a community plugin with native Ghidra integration — the README names it among the notable community additions, alongside a DynamoRIO code-coverage visualizer.
Decompiling comes via a community plugin with native Ghidra integration — the README names it among the notable community additions, alongside a DynamoRIO code-coverage visualizer.What is rizin?Rizin is the reverse engineering engine that powers Cutter — Cutter is a graphical platform built on top of it, hosted under the same rizinorg organization on GitHub.
Rizin is the reverse engineering engine that powers Cutter — Cutter is a graphical platform built on top of it, hosted under the same rizinorg organization on GitHub.Is it really free?Yes — Cutter is free and open source under GPL-3.0, with ready-to-run binaries for all major platforms and full sources if you prefer to build it yourself.
Yes — Cutter is free and open source under GPL-3.0, with ready-to-run binaries for all major platforms and full sources if you prefer to build it yourself.Which topics is it in?disassembler, debugger, homebrew, reverse-engineering, security-tools, cpp, c++, gplv3, gui, security, desktop-app, docker
disassembler, debugger, homebrew, reverse-engineering, security-tools, cpp, c++, gplv3, gui, security, desktop-app, docker