Capstone vs ILSpy
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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 ILSpy
ILSpy is the open-source .NET assembly browser and decompiler. It supports decompilation of .NET assemblies to C# with high-quality output, including support for modern C# features like async/await, LINQ, and pattern matching. ILSpy can decompile entire assemblies or individual types and members, with the ability to search across loaded assemblies and navigate type hierarchies. It supports .NET Framework, .NET Core, .NET 5+, and Mono assemblies. Unlike dnSpy, ILSpy focuses purely on decompilation and browsing rather than debugging and editing, making it lighter and more focused. It's available as a standalone Windows application, a VS Code extension, and a command-line tool (ilspycmd) for cross-platform use. ILSpy is actively maintained and is the most widely used open-source .NET decompiler.
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