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dnSpyEx vs FlowStorm

dnSpyEx

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FlowStorm

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Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
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WindowsYesYes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Debuggers7.9 (#11)8.0 (#8)
IntegrationsTo debug Unity games, the project says the dnSpyEx Unity Mono repository is also needed.The guide describes an Emacs front end called Cider Storm and setup instructions for VS Code and IntelliJ IDEA.

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dnSpyEx

dnSpyEx is an unofficial continuation of dnSpy, a debugger and .NET assembly editor for working with assemblies without source code. It can debug .NET Framework, .NET, and Unity game assemblies, with breakpoints, tracepoints, conditional breakpoints, exception breakpoints, and multiple-process debugging. Editing covers metadata and methods or classes in C# and Visual Basic, plus low-level IL method bodies. The project lists C# and Visual Basic decompilers using the ILSpy engine, along with a BAML decompiler and disassembler. Assembly search, class and method usage analysis, caller finding, bookmarks, and project export are also included. A public API supports extensions, and the C# Interactive window can control or script dnSpyEx. The latest stable release listed is v6.6.0, which adds a .NET 10 distribution. It is free under GPLv3. Release notes describe Wine compatibility adjustments for Linux, not native Linux support. Dynamic methods cannot be debugged because of CLR limitations.

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FlowStorm

FlowStorm is a tracing debugger for Clojure and ClojureScript. It records execution without requiring breakpoints or code changes, then provides tools to step through code, inspect values, explore calls and functions, and investigate exceptions. A timeline displays execution events so users can follow how instructions from different threads interleave. The debugger also supports customizable real-time visualizations and plugins for specialized ways to examine recordings. Values shown in its interface can be sent to the REPL with one click, and recordings can be analyzed using Clojure. The guide covers ClojureScript in browsers, Node.js, and React Native, as well as remote debugging configurations and integrations for Emacs through Cider Storm, VS Code, and IntelliJ IDEA. FlowStorm is free and open source at free, and is listed for Linux, macOS, Windows, and self-hosted use. Minimum requirements are JDK 17 or later and Clojure 1.10.0 or later. Vanilla FlowStorm does not support async/await introduced in ClojureScript 1.12.145; the guide points to ClojureScriptStorm as an alternative.

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