Discover Binary Ninja Free

Binary Ninja Free is a downloadable, locally-run reverse engineering tool designed for non-commercial use or evaluating its functionality. It serves as an accessible entry point into the powerful world of Binary Ninja, which is widely used by cybersecurity experts, malware analysts, and software reverse engineers

What You Get for Free

• Save/load analysis sessions: Work on your binaries over multiple sessions.
• Customizable UI & integrated debugger: A user-friendly interface paired with built-in debugging.
• Unlimited analysis threads: No restrictions on parallel analysis.
• Support for common file formats: PE, Mach-O, ELF, and more

It's ideal for students, hobbyists, or professionals wanting hands-on experience without shipping files to the cloud.

Important Limitations

While Binary Ninja Free is powerful, it has a few constraints:

• Architecture support: Only x86, x86_64, and ARMv7 decompilation are available.
• Intermediate languages: Limited to Disassembly, HLIL, and Pseudo-C ILs.
• No API or plugin ecosystem: Scripting, automation via the API, and utilizing community plugins aren’t supported. Access to the Sidekick service is also unavailable. 
• No SCC or Linux-aarch64 client support.
• Theming is limited.
• Restricted to non-commercial use.

Paper vs. Practice

Binary Ninja offers two free tiers:

1. Binary Ninja Cloud – A browser-based client supporting multiple architectures and collaboration features but requiring file uploads.
2. Binary Ninja Free – A native desktop app that ensures privacy and local execution but with fewer features and architecture support.

Why It’s Worth Trying

Binary Ninja Free gives you a taste of a professional-grade reverse engineering platform without financial commitment. You can explore core features—debugging, decompilation, and graph-based analysis—while keeping your data secure on your own machine. If you find yourself wanting expanded architecture support, scripting, or plugin use, upgrading to a paid version is a natural next step.

Get Started

Ready to dive in? Head over to binary.ninja/free to download for Windows, macOS, or Linux and start exploring the world of reverse engineering tools available right at your fingertips.

Happy reversing!