# CFR

> CFR decompiles Java class files and jars, including Java 9, 12, and 14 features, and is written in Java 6. The main class is org.benf.cfr.reader.Main. A jar path plus --outputdir writes the decompiled files. mvn compile builds it. Since 0.145, binaries are published with GitHub release tags and on Maven Central as org.benf:cfr.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: Binary
- Category: JVM bytecode tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/leibnitz27/cfr>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/leibnitz27/cfr/blob/c4145259dfcd8ad3e99004e4d9ecb0aed55dcc5a/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/cfr/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/cfr/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/cfr/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Java, and Maven to build. The README points JAVA_HOME at JDK 8, 9, 10, or 11 for the Java 6 source and target settings.
- The README does not name a license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/leibnitz27/cfr/blob/c4145259dfcd8ad3e99004e4d9ecb0aed55dcc5a/README.md>

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