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Frida

github.com/frida/frida Security Tools Open-source project

Instrument running software with Frida, a dynamic analysis toolkit for observing and reprogramming applications.

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About Frida

Frida is a dynamic instrumentation toolkit for observing and reprogramming applications, aimed at developers, reverse-engineers, and security researchers. This GitHub repository is the main repo for hosting release binaries. It documents two installation paths: prebuilt binaries, including pip install frida-tools for CLI tools, pip install frida for Python bindings, and npm install frida for Node.js bindings; or building from source with make. CLI tools include frida, frida-ls-devices, frida-ps, frida-kill, frida-trace, and frida-discover. Building for Apple OSes requires a trusted code-signing certificate and exported certificate IDs; running the CLI tools also requires additional Python packages.

Key features

  • Dynamic instrumentation toolkit for observing and reprogramming applications.
  • CLI tools include frida, frida-ls-devices, frida-ps, frida-kill, frida-trace, and frida-discover.
  • Python bindings installed with pip install frida.
  • Node.js bindings installed with npm install frida.
  • Prebuilt binaries for various operating systems from GitHub releases.
  • Source builds via make and optional configure options such as --prefix.
Best for: Developers, reverse-engineers, and security researchers who need dynamic instrumentation and can use Python, Node.js, or prebuilt release binaries.
Good for
  • Provides prebuilt binaries as the recommended installation path.
  • Supports Python and Node.js bindings plus CLI tools.
  • Can be built from source with configure options.
Watch out for
  • CLI tools require additional Python packages: colorama, prompt-toolkit, pygments, websockets.
  • Apple OS builds require a trusted code-signing certificate and exported certificate IDs.
  • Repository focuses on hosting release binaries; documentation is hosted separately.

Frida at a glance

Type
Open-source project
Pricing
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Open source
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Language
English
Good for
Developers
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026
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Frida FAQ

How do I install Frida's prebuilt tools and bindings?
The recommended way is to run pip install frida-tools for CLI tools, pip install frida for Python bindings, or npm install frida for Node.js bindings; prebuilt binaries for various operating systems are also available from Frida's releases page on GitHub.
How do I build Frida from source?
Run make. You may invoke ./configure first to specify a --prefix or other options.
What does building for Apple OSes require?
A trusted code-signing certificate and exported MACOS_CERTID, IOS_CERTID, WATCHOS_CERTID, and TVOS_CERTID environment variables.
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