mastodon 4.8.0-alpha.3+glitchHex-Rays was founded in 2005 to improve the digital security and face the rising cybersecurity threats that are increasingly affecting both public and private entities.
Fully independent from any governmental agencies and stock market pressures, Hex-Rays is renowned for developing the state-of-the-art binary software analysis solutions used for reverse-engineering, hostile code analysis and vulnerability research.
Its world-famous product IDA Pro is the premier product for software disassembly.
Hex-Rays has also released the Hex-Rays Decompiler plugin for IDA Pro, which dramatically increases the productivity of IT security researchers involved in the analysis of real world C/C++ binaries.
Thanks to the speed and scalability of its core algorithms, Hex-Rays does not merely break new ground in the well known C/C++ decompilation problem: it lays foundations for future developments in the field of binary analysis!
IDA 9.5 adds a licensing API.
Everything the License Manager dialog does is now available from code, in the C++ SDK, IDAPython and IDA Domain.
Handy for plugins, headless scripts and shared-license pipelines.
👉 https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-9.5-managing-ida-licenses-through-the-api
The upcoming IDA 9.5 adds 3️⃣ new decompilers and will deliver 🔟 platform updates.
The new decompilers:
◾ Android DEX
◾ Infineon TriCore
◾ Qualcomm Hexagon
👉 Read the full blog to see the rest of the updates: https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-9.5-three-new-decompilers
The IDA 9.5 Beta is live!
◾ IDA MCP + Assist for agentic RE
◾ New TriCore, Hexagon and DEX/ODEX decompilers
◾ Recursive decompilation
◾ New Malware Analysis add-on
◾ And more...
Beta members: it's in your Download Center now.
Not in the Beta program? Join from the customer portal today.
AI agents can now work in IDA, using the official IDA MCP server. 🔧
IDA MCP is free and open source. It's model-agnostic, so you can use any capable LLM, running locally or in the cloud.
What's different:
→ Code Mode: a small set of tools, with agents working through IDAPython. That uses ~20% fewer tokens than popular alternatives
→ IDA Nexus: many agents and humans on the same IDBs, with changes showing instantly in the IDA GUI (and vice versa)
→ Runs headless with idalib for large-scale pipelines, and fully local for air-gapped environments
→ Works with IDA Pro, Home, Classroom and OEM
One-command installs for Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Pi and oh-my-pi. Any stdio MCP client works too.
Install (requires uv):
uvx ida-hcli mcp install
Full details 👇
https://hex-rays.com/blog/hex-rays-ida-mcp-server
📢 The 2026 IDA Plugin Contest is officially open!
Got an idea for a plugin that could make reverse engineering faster, smarter, or just more fun? Now's your shot. Submissions are open through November 30, with winners announced mid-January.
Build with C, C++, Python, or idalib. And since our SDK is now open-source, IDA Free users can jump in too.
Up for grabs: cash prizes up to $5K, free IDA licenses, recognition in the community, and more.
Full rules + prize breakdown: https://hex-rays.com/plugin-contest
🏠 idalib is now available in IDA Home.
That means hobbyists and enthusiasts can now call IDA's analysis engine as a library — running headless analysis, automating workflows, and integrating IDA into their own tools — without needing an IDA Pro license.
To celebrate, we're offering 30% off IDA Home until August 14th.* Use promo code HOME30 at checkout.
👉 If you've been on the fence, now's a good time. https://hex-rays.com/ida-home
*Offer not available for corporations, agencies or resellers.
IDA 9.4 teasers continue with two new navigation features:
1️⃣ Jump Anywhere is now the default G dialog — search functions, names, types, and segments in one box with live previews.
2️⃣ Pathfinder, a new tool for asking "can this code reach that?" directly from the xref graph.
Read the blog for the full breakdown.
👉 https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-9.4-smarter-navigation-and-quality-of-life-improvements
We have 10 seats left for our @MalwareVillage workshop at @Defcon@infosec.exchange on Saturday.
Follow the Execution: A DLL Sideloading Teardown Intro in IDA. All skill levels welcome.
📍 Malware Village, Hall 2
📅 Sat Aug 8, 12:55–14:05 (Reg closes Sat. morning)
👉 Sign Up: https://eventbrite.com/e/follow-the-execution-a-dll-sideloading-teardown-intro-in-ida-tickets-1994828069455
🎂 IDA Turns 35.
From DOS-era disassembler to one of the most widely used reverse engineering platforms in the world...
To celebrate, we’re launching:
• 35% off new licenses (see eligibility requirements)
• Limited-edition swag giveaway
• “35 Ways to Use IDA” as told by you
• Stories from the past and a few for the future
Read all about it here:
https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-turns-35-lets-celebrate-together
Our Teams add-on just got a major upgrade. It now runs on top of any Git server (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or self-hosted). Clone, analyze, commit, push — no new server, no new credentials.
👀 We're looking for qualified corporate testers (min. 2 users) to try it out at *no charge*. Specific eligibility terms apply.
Email sales@hex-rays.com to see if you qualify.
Read all about the upgrade: https://hex-rays.com/blog/teams-git-native-versioning-collaborative-reversing
⏱️ IDA 9.4 pre-release teasers start now.
First up: wider processor and platform support.
The upcoming release adds a Qualcomm Hexagon module, MCore and C-SKY V1, complete AArch64 SVE/SME, improved TriCore analysis with proper calling conventions, and expanded RISC-V coverage including Hazard3/RP2350 and new vendor extensions.
👉 https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-9.4-wider-processor-and-platform-support
It's not too late to sign-up...
We're hosting a free virtual workshop/webinar on idalib — IDA as a library. Call IDA's analysis engine directly from your own code, automate workflows without launching the GUI, and integrate IDA into any toolchain you're already running.
👉 https://2dgu4h.share-eu1.hsforms.com/2D4ZYPjdCRFODEGRKtMILwQ
📣 IDA 9.3 has officially shipped!
Expanded architecture support, improved decompilation accuracy, performance gains, and meaningful quality-of-life upgrades for everyday reversing.
Explore the highlights and dive into the release notes:
https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-9.3-release-expanded-architecture-support-faster-ui-and-more
We are thrilled to announce this year's Hex-Rays Plugin Contest winners!
🥇 1st Place: iOSHelper
🥈 2nd Place: BinSync
🥉 3rd Place: CrystalRE
Check out the winning plugins, honorable mentions and all other submissions.
You can install these plugins today with a single command via hcli.
https://hex-rays.com/plugin-contest/2025
Plugin Contest winners used it. Binarly built award-winning Rust bindings with it. BinSync added an idalib mode for headless pipeline support...
... Now it's your turn.
We're hosting a free virtual workshop on idalib — IDA as a library. Call IDA's analysis engine directly from your own code, automate workflows without launching the GUI, and integrate IDA into any toolchain you're already running.
Free. Virtual. Hands-on.
👉 https://2dgu4h.share-eu1.hsforms.com/2D4ZYPjdCRFODEGRKtMILwQ
⚡Check out what we have in store for IDA in 2026...
We’re expanding technical depth, improving performance, strengthening collaboration, and introducing a new generation of scalable RE tools.
Read our 2026 Product Vision: https://hex-rays.com/blog/2026-product-direction-priorities
You know the drill: Stop by our sponsor table at @recon@infosec.exchange to get a sneak peek at IDA 9.4, learn about our new malware extensions, share your feedback for some primo swag, or just say hi.
We're also partnering with BlackHoodie again this year, and our own Arnau Gàmez i Montolio will be closing out Sunday with the final session.
❤️ LAST CHANCE for savings you'll love...
IDA Pro’s 40% OFF* this Valentine's season.
Use code LOVE40 by February 28 to get your license to the industry's best, for 40% less: http://hex-rays.com/license-love
*Terms apply.
By popular demand, we are extending our Spring Sale for our new on-demand starter training.
This new training lets you go at your own pace and includes a handful of new practical exercises to sharpen your reversing skills.
Get 20% off with code STR20.
Offer expires 12 June 2026.
Our IDA Starter course is moving to on-demand!
Learn the fundamentals of reverse engineering with IDA at your own pace, and at a lower price.
Coming April 2026
👉 Learn more & Join the waitlist: https://hex-rays.com/training/ida-pro-starter-training
We'll be at @offensivecon@mastodon.social Friday and Saturday! Stop our sponsor table to check out spotlights on new, in-beta and upcoming features.
We’ll also have swag for anyone who shares feedback on IDA.
See you soon!
🔦 PLUGIN SPOTLIGHT: ida-cyberchef
This is a new open source plugin that embeds CyberChef's data transformation engine directly into IDA Pro, with a Qt interface that sits alongside your disassembly as a side panel.
Data flows top to bottom through three panels for input, recipe, and output.
🔧 IDA 9.3 will bring enhancements to our disassembler line-up, with improvements to instruction decoding, idiom recognition, and cross-reference generation.
ARM64 Extensions (SVE, MTE, CSSC), Andes AndeStar™ (V3 NDS32 and V5 RISC-V), ARC, TriCore & more.
We're out here @DistrictCon@infosec.exchange ! Chris and JB are roaming around excited to meet and talk with all you IDA users.
If you want to minimize search time, you can book a chat with us here: https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/justine-benjamin/districtcon-2026
We'll be at the RSA this week!
If you want to talk about VR, AI, malware, and what’s on the IDA roadmap, book some time with us.
👉 https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/chris-hernandez
📚IDA Pro online training season is approaching!
Use these promo codes when registering:
• EARLY2026 for 15% OFF one course
• MULTI202026 for 20% OFF two or more courses
*No active license required. Limited time offer.
This Spring/Summer, we have Intermediate and Advanced courses for Europe and US time zones.
https://hex-rays.com/training
🔦 IDA Plugin Spotlight: DBImporter
Import your databases from Ghidra into IDA with this new plugin. It also can be used programmatically as a Python module or a CLI tool; making headless operation and automated conversions possible.
Check it out: https://hex-rays.com/blog/plugin-spotlight-dbimporter
We're heading to RE//verse (March 5-7) and would love see all you IDA users - past and present. As usual, we are on the hunt for product feedback. Give us the good, the bad and your feature requests. In exchange, we'll give you some swag.
Members from Dev, Product Evangelism & Marketing will be roaming and ready to hear it all.
To get yourself some swag, you'll need to:
1️⃣ Find us.
2️⃣ Show us you subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on social.
3️⃣ Whisper the code word: Glitter Burrito.
Swag is limited… come prepared.
You can also skip the hunt and book a chat with us here: https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/justine-benjamin/reverse-2026
🔗 Teams, our collaborative add-on tool, will be fully integrated into IDA 9.3.
No more switching to HVUI. Collaboration, diffing, and commits now happen directly inside IDA.
🧭 Jump Anywhere in IDA 9.3 makes everyday navigation faster and more responsive — especially on large databases.
Here’s how it works and what’s improved.
https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-9.3-jump-anywhere
We're heading to D.C. for @DistrictCon@infosec.exchange this weekend and would love to connect.
Our Head of Marketing is available to discuss content collaborations and other partnerships, and our Product Evangelist is always eager for product feedback, user insights, and more.
Book a few minutes with us during the conference: https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/justine-benjamin/districtcon-2026
🏃🏽 IDA 9.3 will see faster, more responsive tabular views, contributing to a noticeably smoother experience when working with large files.
Check it out: https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-9.3-more-responsive-tabular-views
🔎 Here's another sneak peek!
IDA 9.3 will expand its decompiler lineup w/ RH850, improve Golang support, update the Microcode Viewer, add the "forbid assignment propagation" feature, and more.
Get the details here: https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-9.3-expands-decompiler-lineup
We're looking forward to @offensive_con@bird.makeup this week! We're proud to be partnering with @blackhoodie@infosec.exchange to bring a 1-day free training for women, by women.
If you're there, we'd love to meet up! Catch us in the hallway for a casual chat, or book something more formal via the link below.
Either way, we want to hear from you - tell us everything you love about IDA, and all the things you don't, and new features you'd like to have.
Book a meeting: https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/justine-benjamin/offensivecon-2025
📢 LAST CALL: IDA Plugin Contest!
The submission window closes January 15, 2026 @ 11:59pm CET.
Read the entry instructions and full details here:
https://hex-rays.com/plugin-contest
Good luck!
We're heading to @x33fcon@infosec.exchange and we'd love to see you there!
Stop by our expo table to dig into headless IDA, get a sneak peek at the newly revamped Teams, and check out our new malware-centric features. Or just come say hello! 👋
IDA 9.4 pre-release teasers continue.
This week: a dramatically improved Dyld Shared Cache workflow. No more loading the entire DSC just to keep cross-references intact. IDA 9.4 brings on-demand loading, fluid navigation, new specialized widgets, and a clean API usable by both humans and agents.
👉 https://hex-rays.com/blog/ida-9.4-apple-dyld-shared-cache-workflow-improvements
New training updates, plus Spring discounts:
• On-demand Starter → 20% off with code STR20
• AI-powered Intermediate → 40% off (May 12) with code AI-INTER40
• Malware, Decompiler & Programming → 30% off with code SPRING30
Details + course breakdown: https://hex-rays.com/blog/spring-training-sale-2026
*Limited time offer, check blog for expiration dates!
"In this new world of hacking, how do we optimize the way information is relayed and validated in an agent-human hacking environment?"
@mahaloz@infosec.exchange explores how LLMs killed the old decompiler-collaboration playbook — and what could replace it.
👉 Check out our latest guest blog: https://hex-rays.com/blog/llms-have-reshaped-how-we-think-about-decompilation-and-collaboration
🍂 IDA Pro fall training season is coming...
Register for our upcoming Intermediate, Malware, Decompiler and Programming online sessions by September 30 to get:
For individuals:
• 30% OFF one training*
• 40% OFF two or more trainings*
For corporations or agencies:
• 15% OFF one training*
• 20% OFF two or more trainings*
Explore the schedule: https://hex-rays.com/training
Questions or ready to register? Contact classroom@hex-rays.com
*Cannot be combined with any other promos or discounts. Offer expires September 30, 2026.
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