Bless AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text Editors for Windows

There are many alternatives to Bless for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows Text Editor alternative is HxD, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Bless and ten of them are Text Editors available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows Text Editor alternatives to Bless are UltraEdit, wxHexEditor, 010 Editor and MadEdit.

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Bless

Free • Open Source

Bless is a high quality, full featured hex editor. It is written in mono/Gtk# and its primary platform is GNU/Linux. However it should be able to run without problems on every platform that mono and Gtk# run on.

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Bless alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2021

HxD
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.
54 HxD alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
HxD Features
1. Portable
2. No registration required
3. Lightweight
4. Ad-free
5. Hex Editor
6. Disk editor
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HxD VS Bless
Is HxD a good alternative to Bless?
- HxD is the most popular Windows alternative to Bless.
- HxD is the most popular free alternative to Bless.
- HxD is Free and ProprietaryBless is Free and Open Source
- HxD is LightweightBless is not according to our users

UltraEdit
UltraEdit is the ideal text, HTML and HEX editor, and an advanced PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript editor for programmers. An industry-award winner, UltraEdit supports disk-based 64-bit file handling (standard) on 32-bit ...
210 UltraEdit alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
UltraEdit Features
Column based text editing
Support for large files
Hex Editor
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Is UltraEdit a good alternative to Bless?
- UltraEdit is the most popular commercial alternative to Bless.
- UltraEdit is Paid and ProprietaryBless is Free and Open Source

wxHexEditor
Hex Editor. Support editing or comparing (diff) very large files up to 2^64 bytes. Cross-platform Linux, Mac OS, Windows.
53 wxHexEditor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- File Comparison Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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wxHexEditor Features
1. Portable
2. Key binding
3. Hexadecimal
4. Visual Programming
5. Hex Editor
6. ASCII Editor
7. Disk editor
8. Support for Unicode
9. Disassembler
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Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed since 2020. Last version, 0.24, released in December 2017, can be still downloaded from SourceForge and GitHub
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010 Editor
010 Editor is a professional text/hex editor designed to edit any file, drive, or process on your machine. Using Binary Templates technology, 010 Editor allows a binary file to be parsed into a data structure that can b...
46 010 Editor alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- File Comparison Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
010 Editor Features
Disk editor
Hex Editor
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MadEdit
MadEdit is an Open-Source and Cross-Platform Text/Hex Editor written in C++ and wxWidgets.
138 MadEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
MadEdit Features
Syntax Highlighting
Hex Editor
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.9, released in February 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
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Okteta
Okteta is a simple editor for the raw data of files. This type of program is also called hex editor or binary editor. The data is displayed in the traditional view with two columns: one with the numeric values and one w...
41 Okteta alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Okteta Features
Hex Editor
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JujuEdit
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 ...
156 JujuEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
JujuEdit Features
Syntax Highlighting
Hex-Based map
Support for Large File
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Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.44, released in September 2006, can be still downloaded from the official website.
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PilotEdit
PilotEdit Lite is an advanced text and hex editor that supports opening of files larger than 4GB. It offers customizable syntax and keyword highlighting, advanced search and replace operations, HEX mode, column mode, an...
38 PilotEdit alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
PilotEdit Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Hex Editor
3. Search and Replace
4. Integrated FTP client
5. Support for Large File
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Hexplorer
Open Source powerful and flexible Hex-Editor, with multiple colour-schemes that allow easy visual indication of byte-magnitude.
40 Hexplorer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
Hexplorer Features
Disassembler
Hex Editor
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Hecate
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 rep...
41 Hecate alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Hecate Features
Hex Editor
Tui
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