# \[contest\] IDA Plugin Contest Winners

**URL:** <https://community.hex-rays.com/t/contest-ida-plugin-contest-winners/169>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [February 18, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.hex-rays.com/t/contest-ida-plugin-contest-winners/169 "2025-02-18T19:12:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.hex-rays.com/t/contest-ida-plugin-contest-winners/169/1 "2025-02-18T19:12:12Z")

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We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Hex-Rays Plugin Contest!

🥇1st Place: hrtng  
A feature-rich plugin offering decryption, deobfuscation, patching, and automated control flow unflattering.

🥈2nd Place: aiDAPal  
A locally hosted AI-powered assistant for Hex-Rays pseudocode analysis.

🥉3rd Place: idalib Rust bindings  
High-level Rust bindings for the IDA SDK, enabling seamless standalone tool development.

Check out our reviews of the winners and other notable submissions here: [Announcing the 2024 Plugin Contest Winners](https://hex-rays.com/blog/2024-plugin-contest-winners)

Huge thank you to all participants for their innovative contributions. Your creativity continues to enhance the IDA community.