9.0.240925 [better] - Ida Pro

: The IDB file format was updated for 9.0; files saved in this version are not backward compatible with IDA 8.4 or earlier versions. Licensing and Distribution

Hex-Rays distributes standalone, auto-updated signature libraries for Go, Rust, and traditional MSVC/GCC compilers IDA 9.0 | Hex-Rays Docs. IDA Pro 9.0.240925

What's new or notable in the 9.0.x line (typical highlights) : The IDB file format was updated for 9

Strengths

: A significant new feature that allows developers to use IDA's core engine programmatically outside of the GUI. This enables hosting IDA in standalone executables or Python interpreters for automated processing. Reverse Engineering Enhancements auto-updated signature libraries for Go