Posted by Marc Sturlese
23 Apr 09 JAD Java Decomplier
Today I needed to check some old java source from wich only I just kept the class files.
Find a java decompiler for my Ubuntu was not as easy job as I tought. Couldn’t find one in the repositories and all what I found in the network was not updated at all.
JAD Java Decompiler is definitely not new stuff but it is really easy to use and did pretty good job for me. The problem was that almost all links guided me to http://www.kpdus.com but the software is not available in there anymore.
In the end I found it not just for Ubuntu but for other platforms aswell.
I leave here the JAD version for Ubuntu (and other linux distributions) that worked for me.
Tags: Decompiler, JAD, Java, Linux, Open source, Ubuntu
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Unfortunately, Jad hasn’t been upgraded for a long time (the latest release is jad1.5.8g) while the java compilers continue to evolve… To achieve better results (including for Java 1.5+ classes) in decompilation, process the classes with JadRetro (jadretro.sf.net) tool before decompiling them by Jad.