Open Source Mac Reverse Engineering Tools

Ghidra is a free and open-source reverse engineering framework developed by the NSA for analyzing compiled software. It supports a wide array of instruction sets and executable formats, offering features such as decompilation, disassembly, scripting, and interactive graphing. Designed for security researchers and analysts, Ghidra provides a robust environment for understanding malware, auditing code, and performing software forensics. It includes both GUI-based and headless analysis modes.

Dynamic instrumentation toolkit for developers, reverse-engineers, and security researchers. Inject your own scripts into black box processes. Hook any function, spy on crypto APIs or trace private application code, no source code needed. Edit, hit save, and instantly see the results. All without compilation steps or program restarts. Works on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, iOS, Android, and QNX. Install the Node.js bindings from npm, grab a Python package from PyPI, or use Frida through its Swift bindings, .NET bindings, Qt/Qml bindings, or C API. Frida is and will always be free software (free as in freedom). We want to empower the next generation of developer tools, and help other free software developers achieve interoperability through reverse engineering. We are proud that NowSecure is using Frida to do fast, deep analysis of mobile apps at scale. Frida has a comprehensive test-suite and has gone through years of rigorous testing across a broad range of use-cases.

HackingTool by Z4nzu is a large collection (“all-in-one”) of tools and scripts for penetration testing / hacking / OSINT etc. It bundles many utilities (port scanners, payload injectors, web attack tools, phishing tools, wireless attack tools, reverse engineering, etc.) into a menu interface. Includes many individual tools, often wrappers or aggregations of existing well-known tools (e.g. port scanners, web attack tools, steganography, hash cracking etc.). A menu interface offering categories: reconnaissance, payload creation, wireless attacks, reverse engineering, exploit frameworks, etc. Users can pick which tool to run. It is intended more for “ethical / lab / educational” hacking contexts rather than production or stealth scenarios. It depends a lot on external tools, grants, and root privileges in many cases.

reverse-skill is a cybersecurity skill router for AI coding agents working on authorized reverse engineering, penetration testing, CTF, and security research tasks. It analyzes the target type and directs the agent to an appropriate methodology instead of relying on improvised commands. Its playbooks cover Android and iOS applications, native binaries, .NET, JavaScript, firmware, malware, APIs, supply chains, and other specialized scenarios. The package checks locally available tools and can bootstrap supporting scripts, MCP servers, and utilities when needed. Scope gates, case initialization, timelines, evidence chains, reports, and field journals encourage repeatable and auditable work. It supports clients such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, and Cline across Windows, Linux, macOS, and Kali Linux. The repository also preserves reusable lessons so later investigations can avoid previously documented mistakes.