BAP (Binary Analysis Platform) vs ILSpy
BAP (Binary Analysis Platform)
binaryanalysisplatform.github.ioILSpy
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| Figure | BAP (Binary Analysis Platform) | ILSpy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Reverse Engineering Tools | 8.7 (#3) | 7.6 (#27) |
| Extensibility | BAP is a plugin-based framework whose plugins can add analyses or change existing functionality without recompiling BAP. | The desktop application can be extended with plugins. |
| Integrations | The project documents interfaces and plugins for IDA Pro, Ghidra, and LLVM. | Frontends and related tools include Visual Studio 2022/2026 support, Visual Studio Code extensions, the ilspycmd dotnet tool, PowerShell cmdlets, and NuGet packages. |
| Purpose | BAP is a suite of utilities and libraries for analyzing binary programs. | ILSpy is an open-source, cross-platform .NET assembly browser and decompiler. |
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BAP (Binary Analysis Platform)
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ILSpy
ILSpy is free, open-source software for browsing and decompiling .NET assemblies on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Its Avalonia desktop interface converts assemblies to C#, including whole-project decompilation. Assemblies can come from disk, NuGet, running processes, or the Global Assembly Cache, although GAC support is limited to Windows. Search covers types, methods, and properties, with hyperlinks, bookmarks, base and derived type navigation, and an assembly metadata explorer. The application also includes BAML-to-XAML decompilation and support for ReadyToRun binaries for .NET Core. Related tooling includes Visual Studio 2022/2026 support, Visual Studio Code extensions, the ilspycmd dotnet tool, PowerShell cmdlets, and NuGet packages. Desktop plugins and a scripting API extend its use. ILSpy supports bytecode decompilation but not native-code decompilation. The project says it does not collect personally identifiable information, send user files to third-party services, or use application performance monitoring for telemetry. Release 11.1 is listed as the latest version, under the MIT License.