Ghidra at a glance
Checked 15 Oct 2026Ghidra is a software reverse engineering framework from the NSA Research Directorate (v12.1.4, Sep 2026) used for malware analysis, vulnerability research and auditing compiled code. It disassembles, decompiles, graphs and scripts (Java or Python) many instruction sets and formats, and includes a Python-driven debugger. Apache-2.0. Needs JDK 25 and 4 GB RAM; runs on Windows 10, Linux and macOS. No built-in AI assistant is documented.
RepoQuarry. “Ghidra.” Checked 15 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/ghidraHow much of IDA Pro does it replace?
3 of 4 jobs. Disassembler, decompiler and debugger; processor and format parity with IDA not checked; no AI assistant built in.
For 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.
Ghidra supports a wide variety of processor instruction sets and executable formats and can be run in both user-interactive and automated modes.github.com · ghidra#readme ↗ 1d ago
1 GB storage (for installed Ghidra binaries)github.com · GettingStarted.md#minimum-requirements ↗ 1d ago
Windows 10 (build 1809 or later)github.com · GettingStarted.md#platforms-supported ↗ 1d ago
To install an official pre-built multi-platform Ghidra release:github.com · ghidra#install ↗ 1d ago