Product Overview#

Stringy is a smarter alternative to the standard strings command that uses binary analysis to extract meaningful strings from executables. Unlike traditional string extraction tools, Stringy focuses on data structures rather than arbitrary byte runs.

Key Features#

Data-structure aware: Extracts strings from actual binary data structures
Section-aware: Prioritizes meaningful sections like .rodata, .rdata, __cstring
Multi-encoding support: ASCII/UTF-8, UTF-16LE (PE), UTF-16BE
Semantic tagging: Identifies URLs, domains, IPs, file paths, registry keys, GUIDs, format strings, Base64, crypto constants
Runtime-specific: Handles imports/exports, Rust symbols, .NET metadata, PE resources
Ranked output: Presents most relevant strings first

Target Use Cases#

Binary analysis and reverse engineering
Malware analysis and security research
YARA rule development
Red team operations with diff capabilities
General executable inspection

Output Formats#

JSONL for programmatic use
Human-readable sorted tables
YARA-friendly format for rule creation

Product Overview#

Key Features#

Data-structure aware: Extracts strings from actual binary data structures
Section-aware: Prioritizes meaningful sections like .rodata, .rdata, __cstring
Multi-encoding support: ASCII/UTF-8, UTF-16LE (PE), UTF-16BE
Semantic tagging: Identifies URLs, domains, IPs, file paths, registry keys, GUIDs, format strings, Base64, crypto constants
Runtime-specific: Handles imports/exports, Rust symbols, .NET metadata, PE resources
Ranked output: Presents most relevant strings first

Target Use Cases#

Binary analysis and reverse engineering
Malware analysis and security research
YARA rule development
Red team operations with diff capabilities
General executable inspection

Output Formats#

JSONL for programmatic use
Human-readable sorted tables
YARA-friendly format for rule creation