If you’ve built something creative, powerful, or just plain cool with IDA or the Hex-Rays Decompiler, this is your chance to showcase it. Whether it’s a Python script, a C/C++ plugin, or a side app using idalib, we want to see it.
NOTE: Now that the IDA SDK is open-sourced, IDA Free users are able to submit to the contest. An active IDA Pro license is not required.
Contest highlights:
Submissions accepted from 15 October 2025 to 15 January 2026
Open to all active IDA license holders
Cash prizes: $5,000 / $2,500 / $1,000
Plus: free licenses and a conference pass for the top winner
Entries are judged by a Hex-Rays review and voting committee for creativity, performance, and overall coolness.
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2026 (CET)
Learn More & Submit: hex-rays.com/annual-plugin-contest