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Qiling Framework

Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.6

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Qiling Framework is ranked #9 of 73 in reverse engineering tools on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Qiling Framework (GPLv2) Free Free software under GPLv2 docs.qiling.io · 4 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Decompiler: No
Firmware analysis: Yes
Analysis mode: dynamic
Plugin API: Yes
Supported platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, DOS, UEFI
Supported architectures: x86, x86_64, ARM, ARM64, MIPS, 8086

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The record

Purpose: Qiling combines binary emulation and instrumentation for reverse engineering and security analysis.
Emulation: It emulates machine code in an isolated environment and supports cross architecture and platform debugging.
Architectures and formats: The documentation lists x86, x86_64, ARM, ARM64, MIPS and 8086 architectures, and PE, Mach-O, ELF and COM file formats.
Instrumentation: Hooks can be set at instruction, basic block, memory access, exception, syscall and I/O levels.
APIs: The framework provides APIs for registers, memory, filesystems, operating systems, debugging, and saving or restoring execution state.
Hot patching: Qiling can dynamically hot patch running code, including loaded libraries.
IDA Pro: The Qiling IDA plugin can emulate the current binary in IDA, display live emulation context, run custom scripts, save and load snapshots, and deobfuscate code.
Underlying engine: Qiling uses Unicorn to emulate CPU instructions and adds operating system awareness, executable loaders, dynamic linking, syscall handling and I/O handling.
Install options: The installation guide documents installation with pip, from source, and through a Docker image.
Windows files: The installation guide says Qiling does not bundle Microsoft Windows DLL files or registry data due to distribution restrictions; users must provide them.
Known limitation: The FAQ says a binary may require a syscall or OS API that is not implemented, in which case users may need to implement it.
License: The project is free software under GPL version 2 or, at the user's option, a later version.
Intended users: The introduction identifies security researchers, university students and university lecturers as users of Qiling.
Support and contact: The project lists [email protected] and @qiling_io as contact channels.
Price from: Free

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Sources

qiling.io/2023/08/04/intro/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.qiling.io/en/latest/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.qiling.io/en/latest/ida/· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/qilingframework/qiling· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.qiling.io/en/latest/install/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.qiling.io/en/latest/faq/· checked 4 Oct 2026