PDB Insight

A powerful, lightweight PDB (Program Database) viewer tool based on Win32 API and DIA SDK.

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Screenshots

Main Interface

Header View

Export Settings

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Features

PDB Viewing

• Tree View - Browse all functions, classes, structs, unions, enums, and global variables
• Details View - View detailed properties (name, type, offset, size, etc.)
• Header View - Auto-generate C++ header declarations with syntax highlighting
• Base Class Expansion - Expand base class members to view complete structure

Auto PDB Download

• Open DLL/EXE files directly, auto-download corresponding PDB from symbol server
• Custom mirror source support for faster downloads
• Auto-read PE debug info (GUID, Age)
• Drag & drop support for DLL/EXE files

Export Functionality

• CSV Format - Export all data, functions only, or classes only
• XML Format - Structured export of all symbol information
• C++ Headers - Export single class or batch export all headers
• Enhanced Options - Flatten namespaces, remove void params, include address comments

Search Function

• Symbol search with fuzzy matching
• Search history
• Search history dropdown menu

Multi-language Support

• Chinese (Simplified) interface
• English interface
• Auto-detect system language
• Language files embedded in exe, no external dependencies

Number Display Mode

• Hexadecimal display
• Decimal display
• Show both

Command Line Support

PDBInsight.exe [options] [file]

Options:
  -h, --help        Show help
  -q, --quiet       Quiet mode (no UI, for batch processing)
  -d, --download    Auto-download PDB for DLL/EXE
  -e, --export      Export format (csv, xml, header, allheaders)
  -o, --output      Output file/directory path
  -c, --class       Export specific class/struct
  -a, --all         Export all classes/structs
  -l, --list        List all classes in PDB

Examples:
  PDBInsight.exe mylib.pdb                  # Open PDB directly
  PDBInsight.exe -d kernel32.dll            # Open DLL and auto-download PDB
  PDBInsight.exe -e csv -o output.csv mylib.pdb  # Export to CSV
  PDBInsight.exe -e header -c MyClass -o MyClass.h mylib.pdb  # Export specific class
  PDBInsight.exe -l mylib.pdb               # List all classes

User Interface

• Resizable splitter
• Status bar with loading progress and download status
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Right-click menu
• Drag & drop file opening (PDB, DLL, EXE)
• High DPI display support

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System Requirements

• Windows 7 or later

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Build Instructions

Building with Visual Studio 2022

1. Open PDBViewer.sln solution file
2. Select configuration (Debug or Release) and platform (x64)
3. Click "Build" → "Build Solution" or press F7

Building with Command Line

& "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" PDBViewer.sln /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64

Output: x64\Release\PDB Insight.exe

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Project Structure

PDBViewer/
├── src/
│   ├── Core/                    # Core window and application logic
│   │   ├── MainWindow.cpp/h     # Main window implementation
│   │   └── PDBViewer.cpp/h      # Application entry point
│   ├── Managers/                # Manager modules
│   │   ├── AppState.cpp/h       # Global state management
│   │   ├── ConfigManager.cpp/h  # Configuration management
│   │   ├── CommandLineManager.cpp/h # Command line management
│   │   ├── ControlsManager.cpp/h    # Controls management
│   │   ├── DragDropManager.cpp/h    # Drag-drop management
│   │   ├── ExportManager.cpp/h      # Export management
│   │   ├── HeaderViewManager.cpp/h  # Header view management
│   │   ├── LanguageManager.cpp/h    # Language management
│   │   ├── ListViewManager.cpp/h    # List view management
│   │   ├── PDBDownloader.cpp/h      # PDB download management
│   │   ├── SearchManager.cpp/h      # Search management
│   │   ├── SettingsManager.cpp/h    # Settings window
│   │   ├── TreeNodeHelper.cpp/h     # Tree node helper
│   │   └── TreeViewManager.cpp/h    # Tree view management
│   └── PDB/                     # PDB parsing and export
│       ├── PDBData.h            # Data structure definitions
│       ├── PDBParser.cpp/h      # PDB parser
│       ├── PDBExporter.cpp/h    # Export functionality
│       └── PDBHeaderGenerator.cpp/h # Header generator
├── i18n/                        # Internationalization
│   ├── zh-CN.json               # Chinese language file
│   └ en-US.json                 # English language file
├── docs/                        # Documentation
├── PDBViewer.sln                # Visual Studio solution
└── PDBViewer.rc                 # Resource file

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Usage

Basic Operations

1. Launch PDB Insight.exe
2. Click "File" → "Open PDB File" or press Ctrl+O
3. Click "File" → "Open DLL/EXE File" to auto-download PDB
4. Browse and select items in the left tree view
5. View detailed properties in the "Details" tab
6. View auto-generated headers in the "Header View" tab
7. Use the search box to search symbols
8. Right-click for additional functions

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl+O	Open PDB file
Ctrl+C	Copy selected content
Ctrl+F	Search

Right-Click Menu

Tree View

• Toggle offset display format (hex/decimal/both)

Details Table

• Copy - Copy selected cell content
• Search - Search using selected content

Header View

• Copy - Copy selected text
• Search - Search using selected text

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Technology Stack

• Language: C++17
• GUI Framework: Win32 API
• IDE: Visual Studio 2022
• Core Dependency: DIA SDK (msdia140.dll)
• Controls: TreeView, ListView, TabCtrl, RichEdit
• Encoding: Unicode

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Author

StackAndPointer