File Peek Alternatives

File Peek is described as 'Use the built-in hex editor, get MD5, SHA1, SHA256 hashes and Base64 with one click, or change the modified and created dates' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to File Peek for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Xfce apps. The best File Peek alternative is HxD, which is free. Other great apps like File Peek are ImHex, wxHexEditor, Okteta and wxMEdit.

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File Peek

Free • Proprietary

Use the built-in hex editor, get MD5, SHA1, SHA256 hashes and Base64 with one click, or change the modified and created dates.

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File Peek alternatives page was last updated Oct 7, 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 File Peek
Is HxD a good alternative to File Peek?
- HxD is the most popular Windows alternative to File Peek.
- HxD is the most popular free alternative to File Peek.
- HxD is Free and ProprietaryFile Peek is also Free and Proprietary
- HxD is LightweightFile Peek is not according to our users

ImHex
ImHex is a free, featureful Hex Editor with many tools often only found in paid products. It includes a custom built scripting language for highlighting and decoding binary data, a disassembler, extensive file analysis tools and much much more
25 ImHex alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
ImHex Features
1. Hex Editor
2. Disassembler
3. GPL
4. Lightweight
5. Portable
6. Support for scripting
7. Ad-free
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ImHex VS File Peek
Is ImHex a good alternative to File Peek?
- ImHex is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to File Peek.
- ImHex is the most popular Open Source alternative to File Peek.
- ImHex is Free and Open SourceFile Peek is Free and Proprietary
- ImHex is LightweightFile Peek is not according to our users

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

wxHexEditor VS File Peek
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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 with the assigned characters.
40 Okteta alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Okteta Features
Hex Editor
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Okteta VS File Peek
Is Okteta a good alternative to File Peek?

wxMEdit
wxMEdit is a cross-platform text and hex editor, derived from MadEdit . It adds automatic updates, bookmarks, selecting lines with a tripple click, a FreeBASIC syntax file, more supported encodings (L1, CP850, CP437 etc, KOI8, UTF-x), better...
78 wxMEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
wxMEdit Features
Portable
Hex Editor
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Discontinued
Last GitHub commit on Aug 2019 and last release on Nov 2016.

wxMEdit VS File Peek
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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 be understood.
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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010 Editor VS File Peek
Is 010 Editor a good alternative to File Peek?
- 010 Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to File Peek.
- 010 Editor is Paid and ProprietaryFile Peek is Free and Proprietary

PE Explorer
PE Explorer is the most feature-packed program for inspecting the inner workings of your own software, and more importantly, third party Windows applications and libraries for which you do not have source code.
48 PE Explorer alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Resource Editor
Platforms
- Windows
PE Explorer Features
Disassembler
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Discontinued
Not updated for very long time, no 64bit support.

PE Explorer VS File Peek
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Binary Ninja
A reverse engineering platform and GUI.
31 Binary Ninja alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Binary Ninja Features
Static analysis
Hex Editor
Debugging
X86/x64 Compatibility
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Binary Ninja VS File Peek
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Ghex
GHex - a hex editor for GNOME

GHex allows the user to load data from any file, view and edit it in either hex or ascii.

Useful for debugging problems with object code or encodings.

Also used by kids who cheat at computer games, by adding score or lives to saved games.
25 Ghex alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Ghex Features
Hex Editor
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Ghex VS File Peek
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Hex Fiend
A fast and clever open source hex editor for macOS.
39 Hex Fiend alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
Hex Fiend Features
Lightweight
Hex Editor
Checksums verification
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Hex Fiend VS File Peek
Is Hex Fiend a good alternative to File Peek?

MadEdit
MadEdit is an Open-Source and Cross-Platform Text/Hex Editor written in C++ and wxWidgets.
137 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.

MadEdit VS File Peek
Is MadEdit a good alternative to File Peek?

Bless
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.
38 Bless alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Bless Features
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Hex Editor
Tabbed interface
Support for Multiple threads
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Bless VS File Peek
Is Bless a good alternative to File Peek?