ShowComments

IDA Pro plugin to display and search comments in the database.

Installation

The recommended way is to use the hcli tool:

hcli plugin install showcomments

Alternatively, copy showcomments.py to the plugins directory under your IDA Pro installation path or your IDA user directory.

Usage

From an IDA View, Hex View, or Pseudocode window, go to Edit ▸ Plugins ▸ ShowComments or press Ctrl+Alt+C.

Features

• Supports regular, repeatable, function, anterior, and posterior comments
• Filter comments with regular expressions
• Double-click an address to jump to it in IDA
• Click table headers to sort columns

FAQ

1. Can I filter only user-added comments?

IDA does not currently provide an API to distinguish user-added comments from other types.

As a workaround, you can use repeatable comments consistently and then sort by them in ShowComments.

2. Which IDA versions are supported?

The plugin has been tested with IDA versions >= 9.2. It may work with other versions, but this has not been verified.