Hiew Alternatives for Mac

Hiew is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is UltraEdit. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try wxHexEditor or Hex Fiend. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Hiew and 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Hiew are IDA, 010 Editor, Binary Ninja and PE-bear.

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Hiew alternatives are mainly Text Editors but may also be Code Editors or Decompilers. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Hiew.

Hiew

Paid • Proprietary

Hiew (short for Hackers view) is a popular console hex editor for DOS and Windows written by Eugene Suslikov (sen). Amongst its feature set is its ability to view files in text, hex and disassembly mode.

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Hiew alternatives page was last updated May 17, 2022

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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 Windows platforms (Windows 2000 and later).
211 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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UltraEdit VS Hiew
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- UltraEdit is the most popular Mac alternative to Hiew.
- UltraEdit is the most popular commercial alternative to Hiew.
- UltraEdit is Paid and ProprietaryHiew is also Paid and Proprietary

IDA
The IDA Pro Disassembler and debugger is a multi-processor disassembler and debugger hosted on the Windows, Linux and Mac OS X Platforms.
32 IDA alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Decompiler
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
IDA Features
Disassembler
Debugging
Static analysis
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IDA VS Hiew
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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 Hiew
Is wxHexEditor a good alternative to Hiew?
- wxHexEditor is the most popular Open Source alternative to Hiew.
- wxHexEditor is Free and Open SourceHiew is Paid and Proprietary

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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Binary Ninja
A reverse engineering platform and GUI.
32 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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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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PE-bear
Portable Executable reversing tool with a friendly GUI.
14 PE-bear alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Resource Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
PE-bear Features
Malware Analysis
Portable
Disassembler
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iHex
A fast and clever hex editor, checksum utility, file information viewer.
38 iHex alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
iHex Features
Lightweight
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 representation.
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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File Peek
Use the built-in hex editor, get MD5, SHA1, SHA256 hashes and Base64 with one click, or change the modified and created dates.
52 File Peek alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
File Peek Features
SHA256
Base64 Encode
Hex Editor
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HextEdit
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.
38 HextEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
HextEdit Features
Hex Editor
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HextEdit VS Hiew
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DHEX
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.
52 DHEX alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
DHEX Features
Tui
Hex Editor
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DHEX VS Hiew
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