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libghidra

libghidra is a typed API for Ghidra program databases, callable from C++, Python, or Rust. It offers a remote backend that uses a live Ghidra host and a local backend with a compiled-in Sleigh engine for an offline subset of queries.

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

Stars: 191
Last commit: 2026-10-20
Language: C++

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Requirements & limits

The remote backend needs a Ghidra distribution at version 12.0.4 or newer and JDK 21.
The local backend needs no Ghidra JVM. Its README lists an offline subset: decompiler, functions, symbols, types, memory, listing, and cross-references.
The README documents an install-prompt.md runbook and a manual Get Running path.

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BibTeX

@misc{libghidra,
  title = {{libghidra}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/0xeb/libghidra}},
  url = {https://github.com/0xeb/libghidra},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/libghidra/}}
}

Plain text

libghidra. https://github.com/0xeb/libghidra (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/libghidra/

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README.md GitHub · 0xeb/libghidra · Revision d4c399b