# korcankaraokcu/pince

**Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/korcankaraokcu-pince).**

2,767 stars · 167 forks · Python · other

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/korcankaraokcu/PINCE
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/korcankaraokcu-pince.md

## Topics

`assembler` `cheat-engine` `debugging-tool` `disassembler` `dissect-code` `game-hacking` `gdb` `gdb-python-scripts` `hex-editor` `injection` `memory-hacking` `opcode-searcher` `patcher` `python3` `reverse-engineering` `tracer`

## Description

PINCE is a dynamic debugger, instruction tracer, and memory scanner designed for the analysis and manipulation of running processes. It functions as a process memory manipulator and editor, allowing for the identification, modification, and monitoring of values within a target application's active memory.

The tool distinguishes itself through memory pointer analysis, tracing addresses and offsets to locate static pointers that lead to dynamic data across different sessions. It also enables the execution of internal functions within a running process by manipulating the instruction pointer and capturing return values from the stack.

The project covers a broad range of reverse engineering and debugging capabilities, including opcode-based disassembly analysis, instruction-level execution tracing, and the use of boolean-logic expressions to trigger conditional breakpoints. It further provides utilities for virtual address space mapping, dynamic symbol resolution, and the allocation of new memory regions for strings or arrays.

## Tags

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [Execution Flow Control](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/execution-flow-control.md) — Provides comprehensive control over program execution including stepping and breakpoints to isolate bugs in live sessions. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/korcankaraokcu/pince@master/README.md))
- [Memory Editors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/memory-editors.md) — Ships a memory scanner and editor to identify, modify, and monitor values within a target application's active memory.
- [Process Memory Scanners](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/process-memory-scanners.md) — Searches process memory for specific byte patterns to identify addresses corresponding to target variables. ([source](https://korcankaraokcu.github.io/PINCE/))
- [Address Space Code Injection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/address-space-code-injection.md) — Maps a running process's virtual address space into the debugger's space for direct memory access.
- [Internal Function Invocation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/internal-function-invocation.md) — Enables the execution of internal process functions by manipulating the instruction pointer and capturing return values from the stack. ([source](https://github.com/korcankaraokcu/PINCE/wiki/GDB-Expressions))
- [Internal Function Invokers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/internal-function-invokers.md) — Enables the execution of internal process functions by manipulating the instruction pointer and capturing return values.
- [Memory Mapping Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-core-internals/process-and-memory-management/memory-management-systems/memory-mapping-interfaces.md) — Maps a running process's virtual address space to allow direct reading and writing of memory cells.
- [Memory Pointer Analysis](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/memory-pointer-analysis.md) — Traces memory addresses and calculates offsets to locate static pointers that lead to dynamic data across sessions.
- [Memory Pointer Analysis Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/memory-pointer-analysis-tools.md) — Provides a specialized utility for tracing memory addresses and offsets to locate static pointers to dynamic data.
- [Static Pointer Analysis](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/static-pointer-analysis.md) — Tracks memory addresses and offsets to locate static pointers that lead to dynamic data across different sessions. ([source](https://korcankaraokcu.github.io/PINCE/))
- [Reverse Engineering Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/binary-analysis-capabilities/reverse-engineering-tools.md) — Disassembles machine code and traces pointers to uncover the internal logic of compiled applications.
- [Memory Offset Calculators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/memory-offset-calculators.md) — Determines permanent memory references by calculating the distance between dynamic addresses and stable module bases.
- [Opcode-Based Disassembly Analysis](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/opcode-based-disassembly-analysis.md) — Identifies referenced calls and jumps by disassembling code and searching for specific opcodes using regular expressions. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/korcankaraokcu/pince@master/README.md))

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Dynamic Behavioral Analysis](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/binary-analysis/dynamic-behavioral-analysis.md) — Analyzes runtime behavior through instruction tracing and conditional breakpoints.
- [Dynamic Analysis](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/dynamic-analysis.md) — Observes program execution flow and memory access patterns at runtime to understand data processing.
- [Reverse Engineering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/security/reverse-engineering.md) — GDB front-end for game hacking and automation.
- [Security And Privacy](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/security/security-and-privacy.md) — Front-end for GDB focused on reverse engineering and debugging.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Conditional Triggers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/breakpoint-managers/conditional-triggers.md) — Provides breakpoints that trigger only when specific logical expressions or register states are met.
- [Execution Tracing Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/execution-tracing-tools.md) — Provides tools to record the sequence of executed instructions to analyze a program's logic and behavior. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/korcankaraokcu/pince@master/README.md))
- [Breakpoint Debugging](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/interactive-debug-consoles/breakpoint-debugging.md) — Provides interactive control over program execution through stepping and logic-based breakpoints.
- [Memory Pattern Searching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/memory-pattern-searching.md) — Searches process memory for specific data types and extended string formats to locate dynamic addresses.
- [Real-Time Variable Controllers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/real-time-variable-controllers.md) — Provides a mechanism to modify memory addresses in real time to alter the behavior of a running application. ([source](https://korcankaraokcu.github.io/PINCE/))
- [Relative Address Calculation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/breakpoint-managers/relative-address-calculation.md) — Calculates absolute addresses using module bases and relative offsets to resolve dynamic memory locations.
- [Stack Return Capturers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/call-stack-navigators/runtime-call-stack-capturers/stack-return-capturers.md) — Retrieves function output by reading the stack and registers immediately after a forced internal function call.

### Game Development

- [Game Memory Modifiers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/game-development/game-memory-modifiers.md) — Provides the ability to view and change memory values in real time by writing directly to active memory cells. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/korcankaraokcu/pince@master/README.md))
- [Symbolic Address Resolution](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/game-development/game-memory-modifiers/memory-address-mapping/symbolic-address-resolution.md) — Translates symbols, register offsets, and module-relative addresses into real-time memory locations. ([source](https://github.com/korcankaraokcu/PINCE/wiki/GDB-Expressions))

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Runtime Symbol Resolution](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/compiler-interpreter-internals/linkers/runtime-symbol-resolution.md) — Translates module-relative addresses and register offsets into absolute memory locations during active sessions.
- [Embedded Logic Evaluation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/embedded-logic-evaluation.md) — Implements an integrated logic engine to evaluate expressions and function returns during active debugging.
- [Program Counter Manipulators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/instruction-flow-control/program-counter-manipulators.md) — Controls execution flow and invokes internal functions by manually modifying the CPU's current instruction pointer.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Runtime Memory Manipulation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/runtime-memory-manipulation.md) — Implements capabilities for modifying process memory and allocating new memory regions during application execution.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Language-Specific Value Dumping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/in-memory-code-analysis/memory-dump-parsers/language-specific-value-dumping.md) — Searches process memory for specific values and data types to identify corresponding memory addresses. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/korcankaraokcu/pince@master/README.md))
- [Opcode Pattern Analyzers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/modular-plugin-frameworks/disassembler-frameworks/pattern-based-disassembly/opcode-pattern-analyzers.md) — Identifies jumps and calls within memory regions by searching for specific machine code patterns using regular expressions.
- [Memory Access Tracing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/shared-memory-management/memory-access-tracing.md) — Logs program counters during memory writes to identify which instructions access specific addresses. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/korcankaraokcu/pince@master/README.md))

### System Administration & Monitoring

- [System Debuggers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/diagnostic-tools/diagnostics/execution-tracers/system-debuggers.md) — Acts as a system debugger that controls program execution and monitors processes to analyze live software behavior.
- [Instruction Tracing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/execution-logs/instruction-tracing.md) — Records the precise sequence of executed CPU instructions to analyze logic flow and function call patterns.

### Testing & Quality Assurance

- [Memory Pointers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/general-testing-utilities/test-utilities-assertions/browser-ui-interaction/component-interaction-testing/pointer-interaction-tools/memory-pointers.md) — Locates memory addresses that point to specific values to determine static offsets for dynamic data. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/korcankaraokcu/pince@master/README.md))
- [Memory Manipulation Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/memory-manipulation-utilities.md) — Provides utilities for locating and altering values in running processes to change application behavior.