Vanara
A set of .NET libraries for Windows implementing PInvoke calls to many native Windows APIs with supporting wrappers. (by dahall)
cheat-engine
Cheat Engine. A development environment focused on modding (by cheat-engine)
| Vanara | cheat-engine | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 171 | |
| 1,890 | 16,156 | |
| 1.3% | 1.9% | |
| 9.6 | 3.5 | |
| 12 days ago | 29 days ago | |
| C# | Pascal | |
| MIT License | - |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Vanara
Posts with mentions or reviews of Vanara.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-11.
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PInvoke.net: the interop wiki
I came across Vanara not long ago, very comprehensive library set to avoid importing/declaring everything yourself: dahall/Vanara: A set of .NET libraries for Windows implementing PInvoke calls to many native Windows APIs with supporting wrappers.
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Looking for ideas about securing automated scripts.
This is an advanced concept and should be contemplated if you feel confortable with C# programming. You can extend the Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI). Check the development documentation. Use Vanara to extend the functionality.
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Should you use c# for memory manipulation
I have a lot of C# P/Invoke / interop experience. Almost everything is possible in C#, I swear. Just keep in mind that C/C++ users have Windows.h include (meta-include which references thousands of another useful includes) that contain every single public fuction, structure or enum definition, i. e. you just go ahead and use it (while having to link against necessary libs correctly ofc). When you do the same thing in C# you have to P/Invoke through all this stuff by yourself. Consider taking a look at Vanara.PInvoke (https://github.com/dahall/Vanara), these packages might help you a lot in case you do not want to dive that deep.
- Would you want/use an improved interface to native Win32 APIs for .NET?
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One Commander – a new Windows 10 file browser
Interesting that it was built in .Net and appears to be using WPF with a few improvements[1].
It also refers to Vanara[2] which looks interesting as a safe utility wrapper to the Windows API.
[1]:https://github.com/Kinnara/ModernWpf
[2]:https://github.com/dahall/Vanara
cheat-engine
Posts with mentions or reviews of cheat-engine.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-05-13.
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ETH Zurich researchers discover new security vulnerability in Intel processors
so how do programs like Cheat Engine and WeMod work, on windows? they don't request an administrator password, and i can tamper with any process i've tried, including firefox.exe and the like.
https://cheatengine.org/
https://www.wemod.com/
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PeaZip: Open-source file compression and encryption software
I like seeing software written in Free Pascal, they tend to be small and performant. Cheat Engine[0] is another example.
[0] https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine
- Default" Cheat Engine download bundled with adware
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Default" FileZilla download bundled with adware
Same with Cheat engine https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine/issues/2105
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Downloaded off GitHub cannot find execute file need help
It is Cheat engine I was going to put this on r/Cheat engine but it did not let me so I put it here and I forgot to put in what I was talking about so sorry about https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine
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Fix for unlocking Advanced, Hacker, Etc suits for Dead Space 3
This Post details how to unlock suits in dead space 3 with Cheat engine but for many users including myself the guide no longer worked, what i found is that the newer versions of cheat engine break the script so you need to use version 7.3 or lower of cheat engine
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Cheat Engine Side by Side configuration
2) App corrupt, reinstall
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Is there a way to Dishonored 2 for free on steam or somewhere if you have it from the microsoft store?
CheT engine: https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine/releases/tag/7.5
- Where i can download cheat engine with out viruses?
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Will this download link of cheat engine give me a virus??
1) Build from the latest source
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Vanara and cheat-engine you can also consider the following projects:
pinvoke - A library containing all P/Invoke code so you don't have to import it every time. Maintained and updated to support the latest Windows OS.
steamtinkerlaunch - Linux wrapper tool for use with the Steam client for custom launch options and 3rd party programs
CsWin32 - A source generator to add a user-defined set of Win32 P/Invoke methods and supporting types to a C# project.
rpcs3 - PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger
Conari - 🧬 One-touch unmanaged memory, runtime dynamic use of the unmanaged native C/C++ in .NET world, related P/Invoke features, and …