https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/frida-il2cpp-bridge
A Frida module to dump, trace or hijack any IL2CPP application at runtime, without needing the global-metadata.dat file
https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/frida-il2cpp-bridge
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A Frida module to dump, trace or hijack any IL2CPP application at runtime, without needing the global-metadata.dat file
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/frida-il2cpp-bridge
- Owner: vfsfitvnm
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-02-08T16:32:01.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-03-16T23:54:00.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-03-17T08:46:27.173Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: dump, frida, frida-il2cpp-bridge, global-metadata, il2cpp, trace
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/frida-il2cpp-bridge/wiki
- Size: 1.31 MB
- Stars: 1,598
- Watchers: 23
- Forks: 284
- Open Issues: 37
-
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# frida-il2cpp-bridge
[](https://frida.re)
[](https://npmjs.org/package/frida-il2cpp-bridge)
A Frida module to dump, trace or hijack any Il2Cpp application at runtime, without needing the `global-metadata.dat` file.
## Features
- Dump classes, methods, fields and so on
- Trace, intercept and replace method calls
- Mess around with the C# runtime
- Il2Cpp structs and global metadata (almost) free
## Compatibility
#### Unity version
It should work for any Unity version in the range **5.3.0** - **6000.3.x**.
#### Platforms
**Android**, **Linux**, **Windows**, **iOS**, **macOS** are supported.
However, only Android and Linux are "tested": expect breakage if you are using another platform.
## CLI
Starting from version `0.10.0`, a `frida-il2cpp-bridge` Python executable is included alongside the NPM package installation. This executable wraps the `frida` command and adds IL2CPP specific features. To invoke it, simply run:
```sh
npx frida-il2cpp-bridge --help
```
or
```sh
npm exec frida-il2cpp-bridge -- --help
```
### Dumping
Use the `dump` subcommand to dump an application:
```
$ npm exec frida-il2cpp-bridge -- dump --help
usage: frida-il2cpp-bridge [options] dump [-h] [--out-dir OUT_DIR] [--cs-output {none,stdout,flat,tree}] [--no-namespaces] [--flatten-nested-classes] [--keep-implicit-base-classes]
[--enums-as-structs] [--no-type-keywords] [--actual-constructor-names] [--indentation-size INDENTATION_SIZE]
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--out-dir OUT_DIR where to save the dump (defaults to current working dir)
--cs-output {none,stdout,flat,tree}
style of C# output (defaults to tree)
- none: do nothing;
- stdout: print to console;
- flat: one single file (dump.cs);
- tree: directory structure having one file per assembly.
--no-namespaces do not emit namespace blocks, and prepend namespace name in class declarations
--flatten-nested-classes
write nested classes at the same level of their inclosing classes, and prepend enclosing class name in their declarations
--keep-implicit-base-classes
write implicit base classes (class -> System.Object, struct -> System.ValueType, enum -> System.Enum) in class declarations
--enums-as-structs write enum class declarations as structs
--no-type-keywords use fully qualified names for builtin types instead of their keywords (e.g. use 'System.Int32' instead of 'int', or 'System.Object' instead of 'object')
--actual-constructor-names
write actual constructors names (e.g. '.ctor' and '.cctor')
--indentation-size INDENTATION_SIZE
indentation size (defaults to 4)
```
Example:
```sh
npm exec frida-il2cpp-bridge -- -f com.example.application dump --out-dir dumps
```
Output:
```
Spawning `com.example.application`...
IL2CPP module loaded in 1.13s (id=com.example.application, version=1.12.8, unity version=2019.3.0f1)
Dumping mscorlib: 2872 of 2872 classes
Dumping GameAssembly: 32 of 32 classes
Collected 2904 classes in 4.76s
Dump saved to dumps/com.example.application/1.12.8
```
## Testing
Over the time, it was realized that some testing was necessary, as supporting many Unity version makes introducing regressions or faulty features easy. Though it's far from being complete and bullet-proof, there's a minimal testing setup contributors can get advantage of to test their changes. \
In order to test `frida-il2cpp-bridge`, a IL2CPP application is needed (of course). Here are some very useful resources:
- [IL2CPP toolchain](https://katyscode.wordpress.com/2020/06/24/il2cpp-part-1/)
- [Scripting](https://github.com/djkaty/Il2CppInspector/blob/116c6355e7ee3656eab85ca753f913d428abc7a3/Il2CppTests/il2cpp.ps1)
### Commands (local)
Unity editors (so IL2CPP toolchains) will be downloaded and extracted automatically.
**Prerequisites**
1. Only Linux (x86_64) is currently supported;
2. Make sure to have `clang` and `make` installed.
#### Build IL2CPP assembly (`GameAssembly.so`) for a specific Unity version only
```sh
make assembly UNITY_VERSION=6000.3.10f1
```
#### Run test on each assembly
```sh
make test
```
### Commands (Docker)
Currently, testing-related commands for Linux (x86_64) are provided, however there's a Dockerfile so that it's possible to create a container on any OS or arch (a virtualization system/emulator might be required).
**Prerequisites**
1. Docker (or similar);
2. Emulator/virtualization (_optional_).
#### Build Docker image for a specific Unity version
```sh
make image UNITY_VERSION=2023.2.20f1
```
This creates a Docker image tagged as `frida-il2cpp-bridge-playground:2023.2.20f1` having roughly the following content:
```
~/
└── build/
├── 2023.2.20f1/
│ └── out
│ ├── Data
│ │ ├── Metadata
│ │ │ └── global-metadata.dat
│ │ ├── Resources
│ │ │ └── mscorlib.dll-resources.dat
│ └── GameAssembly.so
└── host
```
As you can see, it only contains artifacts (and `frida-server`, of course). However, multi stage Docker builds are used so that you can stop at any step:
```sh
# Just get the Unity editor in it
docker build \
--platform linux/amd64 \
--build-arg UNITY_VERSION=2023.2.20f1 \
--target unity-editor \
-t unity:2023.2.20f1 \
test
```
#### Run tests on each Docker image
```sh
make testd
```
#### Limitations
- Image build for 2021.2.0f1 is currently broken.
## Acknowledgements
Thanks to [meme](https://github.com/meme) and [knobse](https://github.com/knobse) for helping and getting me into this,
and to [djkaty](https://github.com/djkaty) and [nneonneo](https://github.com/nneonneo) for providing the Il2Cpp
API.
## Problems?
Discussions and Wiki are both active. Use them!