Cutter at a glance
Checked 15 Oct 2026Cutter is a Qt desktop reverse engineering platform powered by the rizin framework (v2.5.0, Jun 2026), with release builds for Windows, macOS and Linux. It covers disassembly and graph views; decompilation comes through the rz-ghidra plugin, and it can be extended with Python or C++ plugins. GPL-3.0. Debugger support and hardware requirements are not stated in the README.
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RepoQuarry. “Cutter.” Checked 15 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/cutterHow much of IDA Pro does it replace?
2 of 4 jobs. GUI disassembler; decompilation via the rz-ghidra plugin; debugging and AI help not checked.
Partial: Disassembly Partial replacement
Partial: Decompilation Partial replacement
No: Debugging Not covered
No: AI-assisted analysis Not covered
For debugging, AI-assisted analysis, see other IDA Pro alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.
Facts, with sources
Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.
QuestionAnswerSourceChecked
Runs on my machine? Confirmed: Yes, desktop application
Cutter release binaries for all major platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows) can be downloaded from GitHub Releases.github.com · cutter#download ↗ 1d ago
Operating systems Confirmed: Windows, macOS (x86_64 and arm64), Linux AppImage
Cutter-v2.5.0-Linux-x86_64.AppImage, Cutter-v2.5.0-macOS-arm64.dmg, Cutter-v2.5.0-Windows-x86_64.zipgithub.com · v2.5.0 ↗ 1d ago
Setup effort Confirmed: Easy; release binaries, Homebrew cask, Chocolatey or Scoop
brew install --cask cuttergithub.com · cutter#download ↗ 1d ago