What is Bytecode Viewer?
Bytecode Viewer is an open-source Java bytecode viewer, disassembler, and debugger developed by Konloch. It enables developers to easily view, analyze, and debug compiled Java class files. Some key features of Bytecode Viewer include:
- Supports analyzing class files from Java versions 5 through 17
- Displays all classes, methods, fields including their signatures, access flags, annotations, etc.
- Shows the bytecode instructions, stack map frames and variables for each method
- Allows setting breakpoints and stepping through bytecode instructions
- Integrated debugger to test code patches and experiment with code flow changes
- Useful for reverse engineering, debugging obfuscated code, testing bytecode mods, learning the Java bytecode structure, and more
Bytecode Viewer has an intuitive GUI for easy navigation and analysis. It also allows exporting class files as Java source code. The tool works across Windows, Mac and Linux. Overall, it's an indispensable bytecode analysis tool for Java developers, security analysts and researchers.