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Helios

Helios is a Java reverse engineering application with a file browser and editor. For class files it offers a choice of decompilers and disassemblers, and for other files it shows hex and plain text.

Targets: Binary
Category: JVM bytecode tools
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 196
Last commit: 2017-06-18
Language: Java
License (GitHub): Apache-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

The README points downloads to the project's CI server.
Opened files are stored in the operating system's temporary directory. Settings and packaged native libraries live in the .helios folder in the user directory.
License: Apache-2.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{helios-decompiler,
  title = {{Helios}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/helios-decompiler/standalone-app}},
  url = {https://github.com/helios-decompiler/standalone-app},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/helios-decompiler/}}
}

Plain text

Helios. https://github.com/helios-decompiler/standalone-app (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/helios-decompiler/

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README.md GitHub · helios-decompiler/standalone-app · Revision e5578fb