Is there a “free” alternative to .NET Reflector?

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> Possible Duplicate:
> Something Better than .NET Reflector?

> Possible Duplicate:
> Open Source Alternatives to Reflector?
> > I don't consider this to be a duplicate, as the contact of the other questions is about learning how reflector works, and this question is about coping when reflector stops being free

Now that Red-Gate has said .NET Reflector will no longer be free, is there an alternative that save the pain of getting a purchase order approved?

It seems that jetbrains may be bringing out a tool:

> Good news is that we’re preparing a > standalone binary-as-a-source > application, i.e. a decompiler + > assembly browser to explore whatever > .NET compiled code is legal to > explore. We don’t have any specific > date for release, but it’s going to be > released this year, and it’s going to > be free of charge. And by saying > “free”, we actually mean “free”.

Also ilspy is a new open source tool that seems to be making good progress. ILSpy is the open-source .NET assembly browser and decompiler.

> Development started after Red Gate > announced that the free version of > .NET Reflector would cease to exist by > end of February 2011.

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Solution 1 - .Net

The old original versions are still free so you can use it. I do not think that there were so many improvements over time that would upgrading make this important.

Solution 2 - .Net

There's nothing quite as good that I know of.

If you're not willing to shell out $35 for a perpetual license (no upgrade fees, etc.) for a tool as useful as .NET Reflector, you shouldn't be using it to begin with. There's no need for a purchase order, buy yourself a personal copy.

RedGate has been maintaining that tool forever and it's about time they got some revenue from it.

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