pwndbg VS gef

Compare pwndbg vs gef and see what are their differences.

gef

GEF (GDB Enhanced Features) - a modern experience for GDB with advanced debugging capabilities for exploit devs & reverse engineers on Linux (by hugsy)
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pwndbg gef
9 15
6,563 6,371
3.2% -
9.5 8.4
4 days ago 7 days ago
Python Python
MIT License MIT License
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pwndbg

Posts with mentions or reviews of pwndbg. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-21.

gef

Posts with mentions or reviews of gef. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-05.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pwndbg and gef you can also consider the following projects:

peda - PEDA - Python Exploit Development Assistance for GDB

gdb-dashboard - Modular visual interface for GDB in Python

lldb-mi - LLDB's machine interface driver

radare2 - UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset [Moved to: https://github.com/radareorg/radare2]

pwntools - CTF framework and exploit development library

one_gadget - The best tool for finding one gadget RCE in libc.so.6

edb-debugger - edb is a cross-platform AArch32/x86/x86-64 debugger.

voltron - A hacky debugger UI for hackers

rr - Record and Replay Framework

OneByteWallhack - CS:GO wallhack achieved by patching one byte of game memory. Written in Python 3.