DnSpy

Features

Decompilers - Translates Common Intermediate Language bytecode back into readable high-level source code using structural analysis.
Binary Analysis - Analyzes the real-time execution of compiled binaries to identify runtime issues when source code is unavailable.
Metadata Analysis Tools - Inspects assembly metadata tables to resolve class hierarchies, method signatures, and cross-references within the binary.
Binary Debuggers - Enables inspection of execution flow and variables in compiled binaries using breakpoints and call stacks without source code.
Runtime Debugging - Enables inspection of just-in-time compiled machine code in live processes using breakpoints.
.NET Assembly Editors - Provides a comprehensive environment for modifying the bytecode, metadata, and high-level source of compiled .NET binaries.
.NET Debuggers - Analyzes the real-time execution of compiled .NET code using breakpoints and call stacks.
.NET Decompilers - Converts compiled .NET assemblies back into readable high-level source code for detailed analysis.
Binary Analysis Tools - Inspects compiled binaries to understand application logic and execution flow when original source code is missing.
Binary Content Editors - Provides direct modification of binary contents to change application behavior without needing original project source files.
Bytecode Instruction Editors - Allows direct modification of raw assembly instructions within binaries while automatically recalculating offsets to preserve structural integrity.
Reverse Engineering Tools - Converts compiled assemblies back into readable high-level code to analyze program logic and find vulnerabilities.
Assembly Metadata Modification - Allows modifying methods, classes, and structural metadata using high-level languages or low-level instructions.
Decompilation Utilities - Converts decompiled assemblies into a project format to facilitate further development or offline analysis.
Assembly Metadata Search - Locates specific classes, methods, and strings within assemblies to analyze usage patterns and identify calling methods.
Binary-to-Source Mappings - Links specific byte offsets in binary files to corresponding lines of decompiled source code for precise analysis.
Common Intermediate Language Viewers - Provides a specialized hex editor for inspecting and modifying raw bytes and Common Intermediate Language structures within assemblies.
Decompiled Project Reconstructions - Provides the ability to reconstruct full source code projects by exporting decompiled methods and metadata into individual source files.
Bytecode Analysis - Debugger and decompiler for .NET assemblies.
Bytecode Analysis Tools - A debugger and .NET assembly editor for bytecode analysis.
Decompilation and Assembly Tools - Assembly browser, editor, and debugger for .NET.
Reverse Engineering Tools - Edits, decompiles, and debugs .NET assemblies.
Reverse Engineering - Edits, decompiles, and debugs .NET assemblies.

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