# Welcome to Hex-Rays docs

Discover the core of Hex-Rays guides and manuals, guiding you through IDA features and real-life usage scenarios.

## Getting Started

New to IDA? Explore our selection of documentation to guide you through the installation process and jumpstart your reverse engineering journey.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="getting-started/install-ida"><strong>Install IDA</strong></a></td><td>Get your IDA instance up and running on your local machine.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="getting-started/licensing"><strong>Manage your license</strong></a></td><td>Check how to handle your license key file to keep IDA subscription active.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="getting-started/basic-usage"><strong>Check basic features</strong></a></td><td>Reverse your first binary file and discover the capabilities of disassembly and decompilation.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Our Guides

Delve into detailed guides to discover IDA features and maximize its capabilities.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="user-guide"><strong>User Guide</strong></a></td><td>Explore the main IDA interface and features, learn how to customize your experience and take advantage of plugins or utilities.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="developer-guide"><strong>Developer Guide</strong></a></td><td>Explore the intuitive <a href="https://ida-domain.docs.hex-rays.com/getting_started/"><strong>Domain API</strong></a> and start scripting with ease, or dive deeper with the low-level <a href="developer-guide/cpp-sdk"><strong>C++</strong></a> and <a href="developer-guide/idapython"><strong>IDAPython</strong></a> SDK.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="admin-guide"><strong>Admin Guide</strong></a></td><td>Check how to install and manage Teams and Lumina servers as well as handle floating licenses.</td></tr></tbody></table>