install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install retdec

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install retdec

MacPorts ports tree · devel/retdec/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#retdec

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/re/retdec/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/retdec

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/retdec.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Retargetable machine-code decompiler based on LLVM

Project links

Commands and aliases

retdec-ar-extractor
retdec-archive-decompiler.py
retdec-bin2pat
retdec-decompiler
retdec-fileinfo
retdec-fileinfo.py
retdec-getsig
retdec-idr2pat
retdec-macho-extractor
retdec-pat2yara
retdec-signature-from-library-creator.py
retdec-stacofin
retdec-unpacker
retdec-unpacker.py
retdec-utils.py
retdec-yarac

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:archive

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`retdec-ar-extractor`	cli	global executable
`retdec-archive-decompiler.py`	cli	global executable
`retdec-bin2pat`	cli	global executable
`retdec-decompiler`	cli	global executable
`retdec-fileinfo`	cli	global executable
`retdec-fileinfo.py`	cli	global executable
`retdec-getsig`	cli	global executable
`retdec-idr2pat`	cli	global executable
`retdec-macho-extractor`	cli	global executable
`retdec-pat2yara`	cli	global executable
`retdec-signature-from-library-creator.py`	cli	global executable
`retdec-stacofin`	cli	global executable
`retdec-unpacker`	cli	global executable
`retdec-unpacker.py`	cli	global executable
`retdec-utils.py`	cli	global executable
`retdec-yarac`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version5.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/avast/retdec

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/avast/retdecnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:retdec
Version	5.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/retdec
Homepage	https://github.com/avast/retdec
Repository	https://github.com/avast/retdec
Upstream docs	https://github.com/avast/retdec#readme
License	MIT AND Zlib
Source archive	https://github.com/avast/retdec.git
Dependencies	openssl@3, python@3.14
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, cmake, libtool, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	retdec
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

retdec

nix profile install nixpkgs#retdec

normalized package name match
Matched by: Retdec

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/retdec/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

retdec

sudo port install retdec

normalized package name match
Matched by: Retdec

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/retdec/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/retdec

scoop install main/retdec

normalized package name match
Matched by: Retdec

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/retdec.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/retdec.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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