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Fast binary cross-reference extractor for ELF, Mach-O, PE, and dyld shared caches

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Xr – Ripgrep for Binary Xrefs

by babush·Mar 12, 2026·4 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●●BangerWizardryNiche Gem

Extracts 206 million cross-references from dyld cache in 6 seconds, outperforming Ghidra on speed.

Strengths
  • •Parallel extraction heuristics skip full disassembly for massive speed gains on large binaries.
  • •Supports multiple formats like ELF, Mach-O, and PE with consistent CLI output.
Weaknesses
  • •Heuristic-based extraction may miss complex obfuscated references compared to full symbolic analysis.
  • •Fat binaries require manual extraction with lipo tool before analysis.
Target Audience

Reverse engineers, security researchers, compiler developers

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