Tool

ida-headless

ida-headless embeds RPyC in IDA so a background thread serves IDA's API over TCP port 18812. A client connects with rpyc.connect and uses c.root.idaapi and c.root.idc. Generator objects go through c.root.iterate. The threading workaround is for IDA Pro 7.2 and newer.

Targets: Binary
Category: Native analysis tools
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 28
Last commit: 2024-02-17
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

IDA Pro 7.2 or newer, and a Python client with RPyC.
The README names no license.

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BibTeX

@misc{ida-headless,
  title = {{ida-headless}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/hugsy/ida-headless}},
  url = {https://github.com/hugsy/ida-headless},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ida-headless/}}
}

Plain text

ida-headless. https://github.com/hugsy/ida-headless (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ida-headless/

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README.md GitHub · hugsy/ida-headless · Revision 2f2d6ec

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