JD-GUI Another Fast Java Decompiler
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 by rubypdfIntroduction
The aim of “Java Decompiler” project is to develop tools to decompile and analyze Java 5, and upper, “.class” files.
Some facts:
* The final release of JSR 176, defining the major features of the J2SE 5.0, has been published the september 30, 2004.
* The lastest Java version supported by JAD, the famous Java decompiler written by Mr. Pavel Kouznetsov, is 1.3.
* Most of Java decompilers downloadable today from Internet, such as “DJ Java Decompiler” or “Cavaj Java Decompiler”, are powered by JAD : they can not display Java 5 sources.
Main features
* JD-Core and JD-GUI are written in C++. This allows an extremely fast decompilation and a display.
* JD-Core does not require the Java runtime environment for its functioning, therefore no special setup is required.
* JD-Core works with most current compilers including the following:
o jdk1.1.8
o jdk1.3.1
o jdk1.4.2
o jdk1.5.0
o jdk1.6.0
o jikes-1.22
o harmony-jdk-r533500
o Eclipse Java Compiler v_677_R32x, 3.2.1 release
o jrockit90_150_06
* JD-Core supports the following new features of Java 5:
o Annotations
o Generics
o Type “enum”
* JD-GUI supports Drag and Drop.
* JD-GUI supports JAR files.
* JD-GUI displays color coded Java source code.
* JD-GUI allows you to browse the “class” files hierarchy.
* JD-GUI displays “log” files, and allow you to decompile “class” files appearing in Java stack traces.
* JD-Core and JD-GUI use the excellent cross-platform wxWidgets toolkit.
Downloads
jd-gui-0.2.5.windows.zip
jd-gui-0.2.5.linux.i686.tar.gz
jd-gui-0.2.5.osx.i686.dmg