Instead of Boomerang
Boomerang alternatives
Boomerang turns supported machine-code binaries into C and offers both command-line and GUI workflows. It is free and open source, with support for x86 (IA-32 only), PPC, and ST20, and ELF, PE, DOS MZ, DOS/4GW LE, and Mach-O inputs. Its output is not a reconstruction of the original source and may differ from it. The project warns that large-binary decompilation may disappoint, and building requires a 64-bit system, a C++17 compiler, and dependencies such as Qt5, Capstone, bison, and flex.
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Frida
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+3Developers instrumenting running applications — Frida adds script injection and live process instrumentation, while Boomerang translates supported binaries into C.
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radare2
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4Command-line reverse engineering and binary analysis — radare2 adds emulation, debugging, binary modification, scripting, and plugins rather than centering on C decompilation.
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Rizin
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+2Binary analysis with GUI integration — Rizin combines disassembly, debugging, emulation, diffing, and patching, while Boomerang focuses on translating binaries into C.
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Binary Ninja
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Interactive decompilation and debugging — Binary Ninja adds interactive C or BNIL decompilation and automation, while its free desktop edition limits architectures and excludes API access.
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IDA Pro
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsBroad processor disassembly and debugging — IDA Pro supports more than 60 processor families for disassembly and adds debugging and automation, but it is paid.
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JEB
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Android application and document analysis — JEB adds Android app analysis, resource reconstruction, and modules for targets including WebAssembly and PDF documents.
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Qiling Framework
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Cross-platform binary emulation and instrumentation — Qiling emulates machine code and supports hooks, hot patching, and execution-state snapshots instead of focusing on C source output.
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Ghidra
Free plan Open source APIExtensionLinux+3 - 9
GNU Binutils
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2 - 10
rev.ng
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3 - 11
angr
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 12
Binwalk
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 13
CFR
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 14
Apktool
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BAP (Binary Analysis Platform)
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted - 16
Avatar²
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 17
Cutter
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 18
FACT
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 19
FLOSS
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 20
ILSpy
Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+1 - 21
Chalkboard
Free plan Self-hostedWeb - 22
dnSpyEx
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EMBA
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ImHex
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JADX
Free plan LinuxMacWindows
Alternatives may suit readers who need more architectures, interactive analysis, debugging, instrumentation, or emulation rather than C output alone. Boomerang has Linux, macOS, and Windows build instructions, but its development branch is recommended over relying on release packages. When switching, weigh the target architecture and file format, whether you need static decompilation or analysis of running code, and the cost of setup or paid editions. Some options broaden the workflow beyond Boomerang; others focus on execution or specialized targets instead of translating binaries into C.
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