macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install radare2local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install radare2MacPorts ports tree · devel/radare2/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 1113
Install radare2 with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, apt, zypper, scoop
Reverse engineering framework. Version 6.2.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#radare2.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add radare2Alpine Linux edge package indexes · radare2 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install radare2Fedora Rawhide package metadata · radare2 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#radare2nixpkgs package indexes · radare2 · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S radare2Arch Linux sync databases · radare2 · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install radare2Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · radare2 · source: archive.ubuntu.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install radare2openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · radare2 · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/radare2Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/radare2.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Reverse engineering framework
Project links
Commands and aliases
- clang-format-radare2
- r2
- r2agent
- r2p
- r2pm
- r2r
- r2sdb
- rabin2
- radare2
- radiff2
- rafind2
- rafs2
- ragg2
- rahash2
- rapatch2
- rarun2
- rasign2
- rasm2
- ravc2
- rax2
history
Project history and usage
radare2 is a libre, Unix-inspired reverse-engineering framework and command-line toolset for inspecting, disassembling, debugging, analyzing, and modifying binaries.
Project history
Sergi Àlvarez began radare in 2006 as a small command-line hexadecimal editor for recovering deleted files from an HFS+ disk. As the original monolithic program expanded, he redesigned it around a modular, plugin-oriented architecture; radare2 was born in 2009 as a fork and rewrite of radare1.
The framework subsequently expanded beyond hexadecimal editing and forensics into disassembly, debugging, binary analysis, emulation, patching, scripting, and reusable libraries. APIs such as r2pipe made the core accessible from many programming languages.
Adoption history
The project grew from a one-person utility into a community project around 2014. Its broad architecture support, scriptability, libraries, plugins, and Unix-oriented command-line workflow helped it become widely packaged across Linux, macOS, BSD-oriented, and Windows package ecosystems. The community has held the annual r2con gathering since 2016.
How it is used
Users commonly open a binary with r2, run analysis, inspect functions and sections, navigate addresses, view disassembly and graphs, debug execution, or reopen a file in write mode for patching. Companion executables handle tasks such as hashing, diffing, string and metadata inspection, assembling, and searching. Startup RC files let users persist commands, display preferences, architecture settings, and plugin-loading behavior.
Why package nerds care
radare2 is notable for combining a highly scriptable interactive shell with a suite of small binary-analysis tools. It also has its own package manager, r2pm, and a large ecosystem of plugins and related front ends, making it both an end-user tool and a platform for reverse-engineering workflows.
Timeline
- 2006: Sergi Àlvarez began radare as a command-line hexadecimal editor for forensic recovery work.
- 2009: radare2 was created as a modular fork and rewrite of radare1.
- 2014: The project was evolving into a larger community-maintained effort.
- 2016: The community began holding the annual r2con conference.
Related projects
- radare1 is the predecessor from which radare2 was forked and rewritten.
- r2pipe exposes radare2 to external programming languages.
- r2pm manages extensions and related packages.
- Iaito provides a graphical interface, while ecosystem projects include r2dec, r2ghidra, r2frida, and r2yara.
Sources
- Official configuration documentation: https://book.rada.re/config/files.html
- Official history: https://book.rada.re/intro/history.html
- Official repository: https://github.com/radareorg/radare2
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: red
reverse engineering and debugging tool.
Risk classifier
red risk · high confidence · escape-surveillance-offensive
Why
- reverse engineering and debugging tool
Signals
- override:radare2
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.radare2rc$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/radare2/rc~/.config/radare2/rc$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/radare2/rc.d/*~/.config/radare2/rc.d/*
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
clang-format-radare2 | cli | global executable | |
r2 | cli | global executable | |
r2agent | cli | global executable | |
r2p | cli | global executable | |
r2pm | cli | global executable | |
r2r | cli | global executable | |
r2sdb | cli | global executable | |
rabin2 | cli | global executable | |
radare2 | cli | global executable | |
radiff2 | cli | global executable | |
rafind2 | cli | global executable | |
rafs2 | cli | global executable | |
ragg2 | cli | global executable | |
rahash2 | cli | global executable | |
rapatch2 | cli | global executable | |
rarun2 | cli | global executable | |
rasign2 | cli | global executable | |
rasm2 | cli | global executable | |
ravc2 | cli | global executable | |
rax2 | 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version6.2.2
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected6.2.0
https://github.com/radareorg/radare2
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:radare2 |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.2.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/radare2 |
| Homepage | https://radare.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/radareorg/radare2 |
| Upstream docs | https://radare.org |
| License | LGPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/archive/refs/tags/6.2.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13T20:04:27Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | 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 | radare2 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
radare2
nix profile install nixpkgs#radare2- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
Ubuntu apt95%
libradare2-5.0.0t64 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3
libraries from the radare2 suite
sudo apt install libradare2-5.0.0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: radare2
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
Ubuntu apt95%
libradare2-common 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3
arch independent files from the radare2 suite
sudo apt install libradare2-common- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: radare2
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
Ubuntu apt95%
libradare2-dev 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3
devel files from the radare2 suite
sudo apt install libradare2-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: radare2
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
Ubuntu apt95%
radare2 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3
free and advanced command line hexadecimal editor
sudo apt install radare2- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
apk95%
radare2 6.2.0-r0
Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework
sudo apk add radare2- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: radare2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
apk95%
radare2-dbg 6.2.0-r0
Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (debug symbols)
sudo apk add radare2-dbg- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: radare2
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
apk95%
radare2-dev 6.2.0-r0
Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (development files)
sudo apk add radare2-dev- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: radare2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
apk95%
radare2-doc 6.2.0-r0
Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (documentation)
sudo apk add radare2-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: radare2
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
apk95%
radare2-libs 6.2.0-r0
Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (libraries)
sudo apk add radare2-libs- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: radare2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
apk95%
radare2-zsh-completion 6.2.0-r0
Zsh completions for radare2
sudo apk add radare2-zsh-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: radare2
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
dnf95%
radare2 5.9.8-11.fc45
The reverse engineering framework
sudo dnf install radare2- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND Apache-2.0 AND MPL-2.0 AND Zlib
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: radare2
- 13 dependencies
- 25 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
dnf95%
radare2-common 5.9.8-11.fc45
Arch-independent SDB files for the radare2 package
sudo dnf install radare2-common- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND Apache-2.0 AND MPL-2.0 AND Zlib
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: radare2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
dnf95%
radare2-devel 5.9.8-11.fc45
Development files for the radare2 package
sudo dnf install radare2-devel- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND Apache-2.0 AND MPL-2.0 AND Zlib
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: radare2
- 28 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
pacman95%
radare2 6.1.4-1
Open-source tools to disasm, debug, analyze and manipulate binary files
sudo pacman -S radare2- License: GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 13 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
zypper95%
libsdb2_5_0 6.2.0-1.1
Simple string key/value database
sudo zypper install libsdb2_5_0- License: GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-3.0-only
- Category: Development/Tools/Debuggers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: radare2
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radare2
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation