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Frida Workbench for VSCode

Unofficial Visual Studio Code extension for Frida work. A sidebar lists apps and processes on local, Apple Simulator, USB and remote devices to attach, spawn or kill, and runtime panels browse an attached process's native modules and exports and its Java and Objective-C classes, methods and protocols; selected items generate Interceptor, Objective-C or Java hook scaffolds, optionally with GitHub Copilot-inferred native signatures, and Objective-C headers or Java class stubs can be dumped. A language server completes class, selector and module names from a live target, and the extension also scaffolds Frida agent and C-module projects, script-debugging configurations, syslog streaming and Android frida-server setup.

Requirements and limitations

  • Latest release at review: v0.12.11, published 2026-09-29 as a .vsix package, whose tag is the reviewed main commit; package.json requires VS Code 1.94+. The extension is also listed on the Visual Studio Marketplace under the CodeColorist publisher. CHANGELOG.md's newest entry is v0.12.8, so later releases are not described there.
  • Needs Python 3.7+ with the frida-tools package; because of PEP 668 the README recommends the workspace's active virtual environment, or pipx or uv. Targets need a working Frida setup: on Android the extension can download and start frida-server, iOS USB access from Windows needs iTunes kept open, libimobiledevice is optional for SSH shells, and iOS shells require a jailbroken device.
  • The language server attaches to the live target named in .vscode/frida.json, which needs a device and exactly one of app, pid or process. Copilot-assisted hook generation depends on GitHub Copilot, and Objection is an optional external tool. Users supply their own devices, apps and processes.
  • A community project, not affiliated with the Frida team; MIT-licensed. No device or process was attached for this entry.

About this entry

Type
Tool
Category
Debugging and dynamic analysis
Relationship
Foundation tool
Targets
App

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 · ChiChou/vscode-frida · Revision 271aa36
  2. README.md#L13-L31 GitHub · ChiChou/vscode-frida · Revision 271aa36
  3. README.md#L76-L111 GitHub · ChiChou/vscode-frida · Revision 271aa36
  4. package.json GitHub · ChiChou/vscode-frida · Revision 271aa36
  5. CHANGELOG.md GitHub · ChiChou/vscode-frida · Revision 271aa36
  6. LICENSE GitHub · ChiChou/vscode-frida · Revision 271aa36
  7. https://github.com/ChiChou/vscode-frida/releases/tag/v0.12.11