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What's new?

Check the latest changes in the Hex-Rays documentation, including new tutorials and manuals, along with significant revisions to existing content.

May 2026

New clang parser tutorial

Added a clang parser tutorial covering how to parse C/C++/Objective-C headers and build type libraries. The clang parser is now the recommended replacement for IDAClang.

Server installation checklists

Published step-by-step installation checklists for servers:

March 2026

Documentation Updates for the 9.3 release

Along with the 9.3 release and several new and updated features, we also revised the relevant parts of the documentation to improve consistency. The most significant updates affect the following sections:

  • Teams – The Teams functionality is now fully integrated into IDA. The HVUI has been deprecated.

  • Floating License Server Administration – updated to cover new License Server features, including:

    • JSON Configuration,

    • Access Control Lists (ACL)

    • Access Logging, and

    • Enhanced lsadm

December 2025

Rewamped Menu Bar Action Reference

We rewrote the reference documentation for all menu bar actions. Because the list of available actions in some menus are often context-sensitive, the documentation now allows you to explore available options and understand the change depending on the view you are working in.

November 2025

Introducing IDA Plugin Manager and Enhanced Plugin Ecosystem

With the rollout of the IDA Plugin Manager and a refined plugin ecosystem for discovering, installing and maintaining plugins we’re entering a new era of plugin management; for both plugin users and plugin authors.

For Plugin Users:

Plugin Manager transforms how you discover and install plugins. Browse available plugins via HCLI and install them in IDA with just a few clicks. Read the Plugin Manager docs for more.

For Plugin Developers:

Manual submissions via My Hex-Rays portal are a thing of the past. Publishing your plugin into new IDA Plugin Repository now follows a transparent, automated process that gets plugins into users' hands faster. Ensure your plugin is compatible with HCLI and Plugin Manager, and it's ready to be listed!

To ease the adoption, we've prepared a set of documents to make your plugin compatible with HCLI and Plugin Manager:

Repository Architecture | Packaging Format | Publishing guidelines | Testing checklist |

What's Changed in a nutshell:

  • ida.plugin.json file has new required and optional fields.

  • Plugins need to be packed into ZIP Archive

  • You should publish releases on GitHub

Migrating your existing plugins

Already submitted a plugin under the plugins.hex-rays.com? Check our FAQ for guidance on updating to the new ecosystem.

October 2025

Introducing HCLI Commands and Documentation Resources

With the release of HCLI - an extendable command-line interface for managing licenses, downloads, and more - the docs now include hint boxes showing HCLI commands as faster alternatives to certain actions. This is especially worth taking a glimpse at for admins who manage multiple license environments or plugin authors looking to automate their workflows.

Getting started:

  • Check out the HCLI documentation for installation steps, usage examples, and guidance on creating extensions.

Automation workflow:

  • Are you a plugin developer who wants to automate plugin testing and workflows? Take a look at the HCLI IDA GitHub Action for CI/CD integration that automatically installs IDA Pro and allows you to run tests across multiple platforms.

August 2025

Domain API Documentation Resources

The easy-to-use Domain API is our newly released, Pythonic interface for developing IDA plugins and scripts. To help you get up and running quickly with this open-source API, we’ve prepared a set of documentation resources:

Not sure if the Domain API is right for you?

If you're new to the Domain API, start with our FAQ to see how it compares with existing approaches and whether it suits your needs.

June 2025

Revamped Subviews Overview

We refreshed and updated the Subviews listing and overview.

March 2025

Improved IDC Reference

We've refined the experience for the IDC Reference documentation. Starting now, you can explore it just like the IDAPython and C++ SDK references. To improve searchability and usability, we've moved the IDC function lists to a dedicated site. Meanwhile, conceptual documentation, such as core concepts, remains under the Developer Guide.

License Server on WSL – New Guide

We updated our Admin Guide with a step-by-step tutorial on how to configure the license server on WSL, making it easier for Windows users to set up and manage the Hex-Rays server for floating licenses.

February 2025

Debugger Tutorials – revamped and expanded

License management command line options

The -Olicense command line switch is now documented as a part of the license manager.

January 2025

New Floating Licenses User Guide

We've introduced a Floating Licenses User Guide, that explains core concepts such as seats allocation, checking out, and borrowing licenses.

December 2024

Updated Porting Guides

With the recent changes to our API that came into life with SP1 for IDA 9.0, we updated Porting Guides for IDAPython and C++ SDK.

New IDAPython examples

With the new or reworked IDAPython examples that were added to our examples library, we revamped the examples categories to make the navigation among them more intuitive. Take a look at the new Working with types category for samples that utilize our updated Types endpoints.

Revamped IDAPython reference

We updated the UI layout of IDAPython Reference Documentation and improve cross-referencing.

November 2024

Other updates

  • To reflect the current state of Local Types window as a one hub to all types-related operations, we updated the Subviews.

October 2024

With IDA 9.0, we changed how the Hex-Rays documentation is organized and added new guides and tutorials to kickstart your IDA journey and ease the migration from previous IDA versions.

New Structure

Our docs are divided into three main categories:

  • User Guide, dedicated to individual users and covering whole IDA products (including add-ons, like Teams and Lumina). Most of the documentation regarding IDA, like manuals or tutorials, is currently accessible under the User Guide.

  • Developer Guide, which focuses on developer's needs, covers the reference and contextual documentation for IDAPython API and C++ SDK, as well as native IDC language. This part is mainly dedicated to plugin authors and devs interested in enhancing basic IDA capabilities with our development kit or scripting.

  • Admin Guide mainly focuses on administrators installing and managing servers for Teams and Lumina or floating licenses.

In Archive, we gathered docs with rather historical value that some of you may still find interesting but focused on previous versions of IDA.

New Getting Started Guides

We prepared a Getting Started section for IDA newbies and also gathered additional materials to help you find your way around our IDAPython API or IDA SDK.

Migration and Porting Guides

For those familiar with previous versions of IDA, we prepared Porting Guides for IDAPython and C++ SDK. If you use the Flexera server for floating licenses, check our Migration Guide for new Hex-Rays license server.

New features described

We added installation and setup guides for IDA Feeds plugin and idalib.

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