Tool

MC Extractor

Find and extract CPU microcode from firmware images, inspect microcode headers and compare entries against a version database.

Targets: Firmware
Category: Firmware tools
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-29

Stars: 930
Last commit: 2026-09-03
Language: Python
License (GitHub): BSD-2-Clause-Patent

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Supply MCE.py together with its required MCE.db database, Python 3.7+, colorama and pltable. The README documents Windows, Linux and macOS.
The documented families are Intel, AMD, VIA and Freescale. New or outdated classifications depend on the database; the tool analyzes microcode headers and checksums.

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BibTeX

@misc{mc-extractor,
  title = {{MC Extractor}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/platomav/MCExtractor}},
  url = {https://github.com/platomav/MCExtractor},
  urldate = {2026-10-29},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/mc-extractor/}}
}

Plain text

MC Extractor. https://github.com/platomav/MCExtractor (accessed 2026-10-29). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/mc-extractor/

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README.md GitHub · platomav/MCExtractor · Revision 1f309bd