Active@ Disk Editor Alternatives

Active@ Disk Editor is described as 'A hexadecimal low level disk editor with extensive templates for NTFS, FAT and exFAT partitions' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Active@ Disk Editor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Snapcraft apps. The best Active@ Disk Editor alternative is HxD, which is free. Other great apps like Active@ Disk Editor are UltraEdit, wxHexEditor, 010 Editor and Hex Fiend.

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  1. DiskExplorer icon
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    This is also a disk editor. It comes with a very clean and usable UI and offers comprehensive information about NTFS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Hexplorer icon
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    Open Source powerful and flexible Hex-Editor, with multiple colour-schemes that allow easy visual indication of byte-magnitude.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Climacs is an open source Emacs-like text editor written in Common Lisp. It has a good integration with other CLIM-based applications and uses Common Lisp Interface Manager (CLIM) library, called ESA, that provides an Emacs-style user interface, rather than the normal CLIM UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    DataWorkshop, a flexible, multiplatform binary data editor written in java. Implements power structure definition tool that allows to describe complex data structures inside files using loops and condition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    BinHex CryPactor, a tiny and portable application that can be used to manipulate binary and hexadecimal strings!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. JujuEdit icon
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    JujuEdit is a file editor, or alternatively a text editor with knobs-on. It is an application designed for me and people like me. At its simplest, it makes a fine replacement for Notepad. It may appeal more to computer nerds who like syntax hilighting and advanced find/replace...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. iHex icon
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    A fast and clever hex editor, checksum utility, file information viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. DHEX icon
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    DHEX is a more than just another hex editor: It includes a diff mode, which can be used to easily and conveniently compare two binary files. Since it is based on ncurses and is themeable, it can run on any number of systems and scenarios.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. Hexer icon
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    Hexer is an open-source hex editor for Windows featuring direct view of all kinds of data interpretations, and in-line data type annotation system with markers which is reusable across files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Hecate icon
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    The Hex Editor From Hell! Hecate is a terminal hex editor that, instead of putting the (ASCII) representation of bytes way out on the right side of the screen, it puts the interpreted values directly beneath the hex representation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. HextEdit icon
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    HextEdit is a fast and lightweight hex editor for viewing and editing binary data. Quickly edit virtually any file type at a low level in a simple and native app. It features fast incremental find, a byte inspector and generally fast performance as a native app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Tweak is a hex editor. It allows you to edit a file at very low level, letting you see the full and exact binary contents of the file. It can be useful for modifying binary files such as executables, editing disk or CD images, debugging programs that generate binary file formats...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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