What is Luyten?
Luyten is an open-source Java decompiler application with an intuitive graphical user interface. It can take compiled Java class files and jars as input and attempt to extract the original Java source code from the bytecode.
Some key features of Luyten include:
- Supports decompilation of Java bytecode from Java 5 up to Java 8
- Fast and efficient decompilation engine
- Easy to use GUI for opening class files and jar archives
- Tree view of package and class structures
- Syntax highlighting of extracted Java source code
- Search functions to find usage of classes, methods, fields etc.
- Export decompiled source to a project directory
Luyten makes it easy for developers, students, and anyone interested to study compiled Java code. It can help with code auditing, finding security issues, recovering lost source code, debugging obfuscated code, and learning how libraries and frameworks work under the hood. The full integration of a decompiler with an intuitive interface saves the hassle of using command line tools for analyzing bytecode.