# Cutter

> Cutter 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.

- Repository: https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter
- Official docs: https://cutter.re/docs/user-docs.html
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- IDA Pro: Disassembly, Decompilation (partial). GUI disassembler; decompilation via the rz-ghidra plugin; debugging and AI help not checked.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, desktop application | https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter#download | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Partial | GPL-3.0 (copyleft) | https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter/blob/dev/COPYING | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No model weights | https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Partial | Yes, under GPL-3.0 copyleft conditions | https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter/blob/dev/COPYING | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required | https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | Windows, macOS (x86\_64 and arm64), Linux AppImage | https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter/releases/tag/v2.5.0 | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; release binaries, Homebrew cask, Chocolatey or Scoop | https://github.com/rizinorg/cutter#download | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 20032 stars, 1518 forks, last push 2026-09-11, archived: no.
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