| Version | Release Year | Significant Changes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 1991 | Original DOS-based disassembler (Ilfak Guilfanov). | | 3.0 | 1997 | Introduction of IDC scripting language. | | 4.0 | 2000 | Win32 GUI version. | | 4.5 | 2002 | Added FLIRT (Fast Library Identification). | | 5.0 | 2007 | Idiomatic support for 64-bit processors (x64). | | 5.5 | 2008 | Support for PowerShell, MSIL ( .NET ). | | 6.0 | 2010 | Major UI overhaul , Python scripting (IDAPython). | | 6.1–6.95 | 2011–2015 | Gradual ARM, Android, iOS, and Samsung Bada support. | | 7.0 | 2017 | 64-bit binaries overhaul : Disassembler can now handle 64-bit code as default. New microcode API. | | 7.1–7.7 | 2018–2021 | Improved UEFI, Apple M1 (ARM64) preview. | | 8.0 | 2022 (Q1) | Major milestone : Native Apple Silicon support (M1/M2), cloud analysis features, IDA Teams introduction (collaborative). | | 8.1–8.3 | 2023–2024 | Performance optimizations, new processor modules (RISC-V, ARC), enhanced QoL for debugger. | | 8.4 | 2024 | Added support for Python 3.11, improved Auto-Analysis heuristics, new ELF & PE loaders. | | 8.5 | 2025 (Expected) | Rumored improved decompiler for AI accelerator binaries (NPU). |
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Modern IDA versions shine because of their Python integration. Almost every aspect of the IDA database is scriptable. This allows analysts to automate mundane tasks (e.g., "find all calls to CreateFile and dump the arguments"). which was released on March 27
The latest stable release of IDA Pro is version 9.3sp1 , which was released on March 27, 2026