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Syntax

decompile(script: userdata): string | nil

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
`script`	`userdata`	Script object to decompile. Supported ClassName values are ModuleScript, LocalScript, CoreScript, and Script with RunContext Client.

Returns

Name	Type	Description
`source`	`string \| nil`	Decompiler output string, caught decompiler exception text, or nil when no usable embedded bytecode is available.

Description

Decompiles a Roblox script and returns the generated source text when bytecode is available. The argument must be a supported script Instance. If usable bytecode is not available, the function returns nil.

Call it with 1 parameter(s): script. The argument table explains which values are required and which ones only refine the behavior.

It returns source (string | nil). Use the returns table to separate successful values from nil results and recoverable errors.

Example

Decompile a supported Roblox script Instance. To decompile a whole game, iterate its descendants or use a saveinstance workflow.

local targetScript

for _, descendant in ipairs(game:GetDescendants()) do
    if descendant:IsA("LuaSourceContainer") then
        targetScript = descendant
        break
    end
end

if targetScript then
    local source = decompile(targetScript)

    if source then
        print(source)
    end
end