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# Developer Guide

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This documentation is intended for IDA **version 8.4**, an older release, and includes essential reference docs for this version. **For the up-to-date documentation covering new features, how-to tutorials**, **and examples, see the** [**documentation for the latest IDA release**](https://docs.hex-rays.com/)**.** While the latest guides and samples are tailored to the current IDA version, many may still be compatible with IDA 8.4.
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Welcome to the Hex-Rays Developer Guide, where you can learn how to enhance IDA's capabilities and extend its features.

Utilize scripting options with the IDC language (IDA's native language) or IDAPython, or delve deeper into our SDK to build advanced modules and plugins.

## Reference documentation

Check our reference documentation for C++ SDK and IDAPython.

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>C++ SDK reference</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="https://cpp.docs.hex-rays.com/">https://cpp.docs.hex-rays.com/</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>IDAPython reference</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="https://python.docs.hex-rays.com/">https://python.docs.hex-rays.com/</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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