V8 Bytecode Decompiler (2026)

function max(x, y) return x > y ? x : y;

def recover_structures(self): # Match patterns: if-else, loops, try-catch # Transform CFG into AST nodes pass v8 bytecode decompiler

def ssa_convert(self): # Rename registers to virtual variables pass function max(x, y) return x > y

| Tool | Approach | Limitations | |------|----------|-------------| | js2c (internal V8 tool) | Source mapping | Requires debug build | | v8-bytecode-decompiler (npm) | Pattern matching | Basic, many false positives | | Bytecode-VA (academic) | SSA + symbolic execution | Incomplete JS features | | jsc-decompiler (for JavaScriptCore) | Similar but different bytecode | Not V8 | Manual Decompilation with d8 V8 provides flags: y) return x &gt

After d8 --print-bytecode :