Are there some hex editors for Windows? Preferably open source or free since I don't need a hex editor all that often...
- Mar 07, 2019 HxD is a freeware hex editor, a tool that can open and edit computer code. In the right hands, it's a powerful utility that can inspect, compare, and verify In the right hands, it's a powerful.
- If you already have Free Hex Editor Neo installed: Download the Free Hex Editor Neo to your downloads folder. Uninstall the previous version of Free Hex Editor Neo. Run the installer file (double-click on it). Follow the on-screen instructions.
- BitEdit9 is a freeware to edit hex file. It is a Hex viewer, Hex Editor, Decimal Editor, Decimal Viewer, Binary Viewer, Binary Editor, Octal Viewer, and Octal Editor. It has three sections: Offset, Hexadecimal, and Character section, where you can view first byte, complete list of bytes, and symbols respectively.
- XVI32 is a freeware hex editor running under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Cygnus Hex Editor is a powerful file editor for Microsoft Windows. Unlike text editors, which are designed to edit files that contain text data, hex editors allow you to edit.
- Free Hex Editor Neo is the fastest large files optimized binary file editor for Windows platform developed by HHD Software Ltd. It's distributed under 'Freemium' model and provides you with all basic editing features for free.
HxD is a hex editor software that comes in both installable and portable versions. Application is very small but offers a lot of useful features. For starters its fast, and optimized to work with large files.
Things I do need is the ability to search in different types (text, raw hex, little endian short, big endian short, etc.) and viewing by type (same as searching types) starting at the selected byte. It would be nice to be able to create structs on the fly, so I can view binary blobs in the file. Binary file comparison is also a must, hopefully it would be smart and enable block detection.
I do know about the list on Wikipedia, but I don't really have time to try the 60 or hex editors, and I was wondering what other people use.
Peter Mortensenclosed as not constructive by slhckMar 18 '13 at 7:11
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GaffPersonally, I use HxD (Free but not open source). Particular features of note include the ability to open very very large files, and you can modify raw disk data and open and edit data in RAM.
Chenmunka
UltraEdit has a hex editor mode:
For an old school DOS style display, ZTreeWin:
(neither are free / open source).
GaffXVI32 is a freeware hex editor running under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
Cygnus Hex Editor is a powerful file editor for Microsoft Windows. Unlike text editors, which are designed to edit files that contain text data, hex editors allow you to edit files that contain any type of data.
Free Hex Editor Neo is award-winning large files optimized freeware editor for everyone who works with ASCII, hex, decimal, float, double and binary data.
HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor which, additionally to raw disk editing and modifying of main memory (RAM), handles files of any size.
joejoeNotepad++ with a hex editor plugin. I was already using the text editor, so this makes for one less application installed.
GaffSince I can hexedit in Vim as well, I tend to say ... Vim!
(Though I usually use HxD.)
Peter MortensenWinhex is a decent tool for that.
This is a Stack Overflow version of the same question. There are a few more options so you can pick from the several recommended there if you do not like Winhex.
If you want a hex editor that works from the command line, I like Hexciting.
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HxD is a freeware hex editor, a tool that can open and edit computer code. In the right hands, it's a powerful utility that can inspect, compare, and verify files, disks, disk images, memory, and log files; patch errors, and repair disk structures.
Pros
Really big data: HxD's current version handles large data sets. If it fits on a disk, HxD can open it -- fast search and replace functions, too.
Standard options: HxD packs lots of useful extras, like a checksum generator, multiple charset support, RAM editor, ghost caret, file shredder, splitting and joining, unlimited undo, and a portable version.
Export data: HxD exports data to source code (C, C#, Java, Pascal, and VB.NET) or to hex formats.
Cons
Not for the inexperienced user: This isn't a flaw in the tool; it's just worth noting that this is geared toward advanced users.
Bottom Line
With an attractive, efficient interface and an extensive menu of powerful tools and extras, HxD delivers the goods. And if you need a feature that HxD doesn't have, the developer wants to know about it. Coders, system administrators, and advanced users will want HxD in their toolkits.
What do you need to know about free software?
HxD is a freeware hex editor, a tool that can open and edit computer code. In the right hands, it's a powerful utility that can inspect, compare, and verify files, disks, disk images, memory, and log files; patch errors, and repair disk structures.
Pros
Really big data: HxD's current version handles large data sets. If it fits on a disk, HxD can open it -- fast search and replace functions, too.
Standard options: HxD packs lots of useful extras, like a checksum generator, multiple charset support, RAM editor, ghost caret, file shredder, splitting and joining, unlimited undo, and a portable version.
Export data: HxD exports data to source code (C, C#, Java, Pascal, and VB.NET) or to hex formats.
Freeware Hex Editor Xvi32
Cons
Hex Editor Freeware Windows 7
Not for the inexperienced user: This isn't a flaw in the tool; it's just worth noting that this is geared toward advanced users.
Bottom Line
With an attractive, efficient interface and an extensive menu of powerful tools and extras, HxD delivers the goods. And if you need a feature that HxD doesn't have, the developer wants to know about it. Coders, system administrators, and advanced users will want HxD in their toolkits.