PINCE is a sophisticated, game-focused reverse engineering front-end for GDB, designed to offer features comparable to Cheat Engine. It targets reverse engineers and game modders seeking advanced memory scanning, manipulation, and debugging capabilities within a user-friendly interface.

How It Works

PINCE leverages a fork of libscanmem for efficient memory scanning and PointerScanner-X for pointer scanning. It integrates the Keystone engine for on-the-fly assembly and provides advanced debugging utilities like chained breakpoints, watchpoint/breakpoint tracking, and custom tracing. Its "Dissect Code" feature analyzes memory regions to identify calls, jumps, and strings, enhancing code comprehension.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Users: Download the latest AppImage from Releases and run chmod +x PINCE-x86_64.AppImage && sudo -E ./PINCE-x86_64.AppImage.
• Developers: Clone the repo (git clone --recursive https://github.com/korcankaraokcu/PINCE) and run sh PINCE/install.sh for a local development environment.
• Dependencies: Python 3.10+, PyQt 6.6+. AppImage is tested on Ubuntu 22.04+.
• Resources: Local development requires a Python 3.10+ environment.

Highlighted Details

• Memory scanning with CheatEngine-like value type support (including extended strings).
• Advanced debugging features: Watchpoint/Breakpoint Tracking, Chained Breakpoints, and custom Tracing.
• Code injection support for .so files, with plans for single-line instructions and code caves.
• "Dissect Code" functionality to analyze memory regions for calls, jumps, and strings.

Maintenance & Community

• Active development with a roadmap available.
• Discord server for community interaction.
• Contributions are welcomed via pull requests.

Licensing & Compatibility

• License: GPLv3+.
• Compatibility: GPLv3+ is a strong copyleft license, requiring derivative works to also be open-sourced under GPLv3+. This may restrict integration into closed-source commercial applications.

Limitations & Caveats

• Currently supports .so injection only, with plans to expand.
• The AUR package is not officially maintained.
• Support is officially limited to specific Linux distributions (Kubuntu 22.04+, Arch Linux), with partial support for others.