JD (Java Decompiler) is a

decompiler A decompiler is a computer program that translates an executable file back into high-level source code. Unlike a compiler, which converts high-level code into machine code, a decompiler performs the reverse process. While disassemblers translate e ...

for the

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programming language. JD is provided as a GUI tool as well as in the form of plug-ins for the

Eclipse An eclipse is an astronomical event which occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ...

(JD-Eclipse) and

IntelliJ IDEA IntelliJ IDEA () is an integrated development environment (IDE) written in Java for developing computer software written in Java, Kotlin, Groovy, and other JVM-based languages. It is developed by JetBrains (formerly known as IntelliJ) and is a ...

(JD-IntelliJ)

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s. JD supports most versions of Java from 1.1.8 through 10.0.2 as well as

JRockit JRockit was a proprietary Java virtual machine (JVM) originally developed by Appeal Virtual Machines, acquired by BEA Systems in 2002, and became part of Oracle Fusion Middleware as part of acquisition of BEA Systems in 2008. The JRockit code b ...

90_150,

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1.2.2, Eclipse Java Compiler and

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and is thus often used where formerly the popular JAD was operated.

Variants

In 2011, Alex Kosinsky initiated a variant of JD-Eclipse which supports the alignment of

decompiled A decompiler is a computer program that translates an executable file back into high-level source code. Unlike a compiler, which converts high-level code into machine code, a decompiler performs the reverse process. While disassemblers translate ex ...

code by the line numbers of the originals, which are often included in the original

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as debug information. In 2012, a

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of JDEclipse-Realign by Martin "Mchr3k" RobertsonMartin "Mchr3k" Robertson
JDEclipse-Realign.
Version 1.1.2 of January 6th, 2013. Accessed March 30th, 2013. Hosted by

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. extended the functionality by manual

decompilation A decompiler is a computer program that translates an executable file back into high-level source code. Unlike a compiler, which converts high-level code into machine code, a decompiler performs the reverse process. While disassemblers translate e ...

control and support for Eclipse 4.2 (Juno).

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:JD Java Decompiler Java decompilers

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