Hecate Alternatives

Hecate is described as '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' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Hecate for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Xfce apps. The best Hecate alternative is ImHex, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hecate are HxD, UltraEdit, wxHexEditor and 010 Editor.

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  1. 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
     
  2. 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
     
  3. File Peek icon
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    Use the built-in hex editor, get MD5, SHA1, SHA256 hashes and Base64 with one click, or change the modified and created dates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    A Freeware hex editor allows users to view and edit files in binary mode, search for particular content or address in the file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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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