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Decompiler Explorer

Web service at dogbolt.org that runs one small uploaded executable through many decompilers and shows their C-like output side by side, described as Compiler Explorer in reverse. The pinned source has runners for angr, Binary Ninja, Boomerang, dewolf, Ghidra, Hex-Rays, Kuna, REC Studio, Reko, Relyze, RetDec, rev.ng and Snowman, which helps compare how different decompilers render the same code.

Requirements and limitations

  • The public service saves every submitted binary and makes it available to the authors of the included decompilers, so do not upload confidential, proprietary or other binaries you may not share. There is intentionally no public automation API; automating comparisons requires terms from the respective license holders.
  • Self-hosting needs Python 3.8+, pipenv, Docker and docker-compose; scripts/dce.py builds the decompiler images and starts the service. Binary Ninja and Hex-Rays images need the operator's own binaries and license files. The FAQ forbids public instances that include the commercial tools and says private instances depend on each vendor's license terms.
  • MIT license (Vector 35 Inc.); no tagged releases, so this entry pins the reviewed master commit. As the FAQ notes, decompiler results vary with compiler, settings, language, architecture and complexity; the decompiler versions on the live site were not reviewed and no binaries were uploaded.

About this entry

Type
Tool
Category
Native analysis tools
Relationship
Foundation tool
Targets
Binary

Sources reviewed

The description was reviewed against primary sources. This does not establish runtime testing, security auditing or verified compatibility.

Primary sources

  1. README.md GitHub · decompiler-explorer/decompiler-explorer · Revision a7b8381
  2. runners/decompiler GitHub · decompiler-explorer/decompiler-explorer · Revision a7b8381
  3. runners/decompiler/tools/README.md GitHub · decompiler-explorer/decompiler-explorer · Revision a7b8381
  4. templates/explorer/faq.html#L69-L112 GitHub · decompiler-explorer/decompiler-explorer · Revision a7b8381
  5. LICENSE.txt GitHub · decompiler-explorer/decompiler-explorer · Revision a7b8381
  6. https://dogbolt.org/faq