Capstone vs dnSpy
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About Capstone
Capstone is a lightweight, multi-platform, multi-architecture disassembly framework. It provides a clean, simple API to disassemble binary code into human-readable assembly for x86 (16/32/64-bit), ARM, ARM64, MIPS, PowerPC, SPARC, SystemZ, XCore, M68K, TMS320C64x, M680x, and EVM architectures. Capstone is the disassembly engine embedded in many major security tools including Ghidra, radare2/rizin, Cutter, Binary Ninja, and dozens of others. Its design emphasizes thread safety, zero external dependencies, and rich detail extraction - each disassembled instruction includes operand details, register access information, and instruction groups. Bindings are available for Python, Java, Go, Ruby, Rust, OCaml, and many other languages, making it the standard building block for custom disassembly and binary analysis tools.
About dnSpy
dnSpy is a debugger and .NET assembly editor that allows you to decompile, modify, and debug .NET assemblies even without source code. It includes a full-featured debugger that can debug .NET Framework, .NET Core, and Unity game assemblies, with support for breakpoints, stepping, locals, watch windows, and the immediate window. The decompiler produces readable C# or Visual Basic code from compiled assemblies, and the built-in editor allows direct modification of IL code, metadata, and resources. dnSpy is an essential tool for malware analysts examining .NET malware, reverse engineers working with Unity games, and security researchers analyzing compiled .NET applications. While the original repository is archived, several actively maintained forks continue development.
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