Mono.Cecil VS dnSpy

Compare Mono.Cecil vs dnSpy and see what are their differences.

Mono.Cecil

Cecil is a library to inspect, modify and create .NET programs and libraries. (by jbevain)

dnSpy

.NET debugger and assembly editor [Moved to: https://github.com/dnSpy/dnSpy] (by 0xd4d)
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Mono.Cecil dnSpy
3 2
2,645 17,639
- -
2.6 6.5
25 days ago over 3 years ago
C# C#
MIT License -
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Mono.Cecil

Posts with mentions or reviews of Mono.Cecil. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.

dnSpy

Posts with mentions or reviews of dnSpy. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.
  • [MOD/FIX] Proportional haven-recruit chance
    1 project | /r/PhoenixPoint | 16 Oct 2021
    dnSpy https://github.com/0xd4d/dnSpy
  • I was hoping to get some insight into this crash?
    1 project | /r/Bannerlord_MODS | 12 Mar 2021
    Protip: Use a debugger like dnSpy or Visual studio to trace the source of error, by stepping the program line by line. Inner exception callstack: No inner exception was thrownOuter exception callstack: at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.Actions.LeaveTroopsToSettlementAction.ApplyInternal(MobileParty mobileParty, Settlement settlement, Int32 numberOfTroopsWillBeLeft, Boolean archersAreHighPriority) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.SandBox.CampaignBehaviors.GarrisonTroopsCampaignBehavior.OnSettlementEntered(MobileParty mobileParty, Settlement settlement, Hero hero) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.MbEvent`3.InvokeList(EventHandlerRec`3 list, T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.CampaignEvents.OnSettlementEntered(MobileParty party, Settlement settlement, Hero hero) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.CampaignEventDispatcher.OnSettlementEntered(MobileParty party, Settlement settlement, Hero hero) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.Actions.EnterSettlementAction.ApplyInternal(Hero hero, MobileParty mobileParty, Settlement settlement, EnterSettlementDetail detail, Object subject, Boolean isPlayerInvolved) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.Actions.EnterSettlementAction.ApplyForParty(MobileParty mobileParty, Settlement settlement) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.Campaign.HandleSettlementEncounter(MobileParty attackerParty, Settlement settlement) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.Campaign.HandleSettlementEncounter(MobileParty attackerParty, Settlement settlement) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.Campaign.CheckSettlementEncounter(MobileParty mobileParty) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.Campaign.HandleEncounters(Single dt) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.Campaign.Tick(Single dt) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.Campaign.RealTick(Single realDt) at TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.MapState.OnMapModeTick(Single dt) at TaleWorlds.Core.GameStateManager.OnTick(Single dt) at TaleWorlds.Core.Game.OnTick(Single dt) at TaleWorlds.Core.GameManagerBase.OnTick(Single dt) at TaleWorlds.MountAndBlade.Module.OnApplicationTick_Patch2(Module this, Single dt) at TaleWorlds.DotNet.Managed.ApplicationTick_Patch2(Single dt)

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Mono.Cecil and dnSpy you can also consider the following projects:

Fody - Extensible tool for weaving .net assemblies

ILSpy - .NET Decompiler with support for PDB generation, ReadyToRun, Metadata (&more) - cross-platform!

dnSpy

de4dot - .NET deobfuscator and unpacker.

ILRepack - Open-source alternative to ILMerge

x64dbg - An open-source user mode debugger for Windows. Optimized for reverse engineering and malware analysis.

Harmony - A library for patching, replacing and decorating .NET and Mono methods during runtime

JustDecompile Engine - The decompilation engine of JustDecompile

Aspect Injector - AOP framework for .NET (c#, vb, etc)

ASP.NET Core - ASP.NET Core is a cross-platform .NET framework for building modern cloud-based web applications on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

NConcern - NConcern .NET AOP Framework

cli - GitHub’s official command line tool