# Documentation - DE Decompiler

> The English user manual for DE Decompiler.

Canonical HTML: <https://www.de-decompiler.com/documentation.htm>

## Documentation

The English user manual for DE Decompiler.

[Download the English PDF manual](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/de_decompiler_english.pdf)

### Getting started

- [Introduction](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/description.htm)

- [Quick start](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/quick_start.htm)

- [Compiler compatibility and RTTI](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/compatibility.htm)

- [The main window](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/the_main_window.htm)

- [Units, classes and functions](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/recovered_structure.htm)

### Opening and saving

- [Opening a file](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/opening_file.htm)

- [Analysis databases](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/working_with_database.htm)

- [Saving recovered material](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/saving_results.htm)

- [Saving the procedure list](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/saving_the_list_of_procedures.htm)

### Examining an application

- [Viewing and comparing code](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/viewing_of_code.htm)

- [Navigating by address and tree path](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/jump_to_address.htm)

- [Finding procedures and text](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/string_search.htm)

- [String references](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/string_references.htm)

- [Decompilation from an address](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/decompilation_from_offset.htm)

- [Inspecting and patching bytes](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/patch_data.htm)

- [VCL forms and visual inspection](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/forms.htm)

### Options and tools

- [Program options](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/program_options.htm)

- [Decompilation processing](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/decompilation.htm)

- [Disassembly display](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/disassembler.htm)

- [Themes and fonts](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/color_scheme.htm)

- [Processing modes and caching](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/advanced_features.htm)

- [Interface language](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/language_selection.htm)

- [AI Helper](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/ai_code_enhancement.htm)

- [Plugins and the SDK](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/plugins.htm)

- [Obfuscation](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/obfuscation.htm)

### Reference

- [Interpreting recovered code](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/validation.htm)

- [Technical support](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/support.htm)

- [Licensing](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/registration.htm)

- [About the developer](https://www.de-decompiler.com/help/about_author.htm)