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capstone

brew install capstone v5.0.9 BSD-3-Clause

Multi-architecture disassembly framework and shared library for binary analysis.

Why you might care

Capstone is the go-to lightweight, language-agnostic disassembler for reverse engineering and binary analysis workflows. It supports x86, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, SPARC, and other architectures in a single library, making it essential for tools like radare2, IDA Pro plugins, and custom security tooling. Use it when you need precise instruction decoding without bloated dependencies.

Categories

library security parser

Alternatives

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Runtime dependencies

gettext

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