Kaitai Struct Alternatives

Kaitai Struct is described as 'Formal language for binary format specification that can be compiled into parser code in Java, JavaScript, Python and Ruby' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Kaitai Struct for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best Kaitai Struct alternative is ImHex, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kaitai Struct are HxD, 010 Editor, Hex Fiend and BinEd.

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Kaitai Struct alternatives page was last updated Jan 4, 2025
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  1. ImHex icon

    ImHex

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    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

    28 ImHex alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ImHex screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hex Editor
    2.  Disassembler
    3.  GPL
    4.  Portable
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Ad-free

    ImHex VS Kaitai Struct

     

    • ImHex is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Kaitai Struct.

    • ImHex is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kaitai Struct.

    • ImHex is Free and Open SourceKaitai Struct is also Free and Open Source
    • ImHex is LightweightKaitai Struct is not according to our users
  2. HxD icon

    HxD

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    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.

    56 HxD alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HxD screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hex Editor
    2.  Disk editor
    3.  Portable
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline

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  4. 010 Editor icon

    010 Editor

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    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.

    48 010 Editor alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    010 Editor screenshot 1

    010 Editor Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Hex Editor
    3.  Disk editor

    010 Editor VS Kaitai Struct

     

    • 010 Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to Kaitai Struct.

    • 010 Editor is Paid and ProprietaryKaitai Struct is Free and Open Source
  5. Hex Fiend icon

    Hex Fiend

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    A fast and clever open source hex editor for macOS.

    41 Hex Fiend alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Hex Fiend screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hex Editor
    2.  Checksums verification

    Hex Fiend VS Kaitai Struct

     
  6. BinEd icon

    BinEd

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    BinEd is a hex editor tool, which allows to directly browse and edit content of any file or binary data.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Java
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Apache NetBeans
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Eclipse
    BinEd screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Java based
    6.  Undo and redo
    7.  Hex Editor
    8.  Hexadecimal
    9.  Data visualization
    10.  Support for Unicode

    BinEd VS Kaitai Struct

     

    • BinEd is the most popular Android alternative to Kaitai Struct.

    • BinEd is Free and Open SourceKaitai Struct is also Free and Open Source
    • BinEd is Privacy focusedKaitai Struct is not according to our users
  7. WinHex icon

    WinHex

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    WinHex is a hexadecimal editor capable of opening disks, sectors, files (native support for FAT, NTFS, Ext2/3, ReiserFS, Reiser4, UFS, CDFS, UDF) and physical memory (RAM). It can read, write and extract data for a further forensic analysis.

    44 WinHex alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Recover Corrupted Files
    2.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    3.  Disk editor
    4.  Hex Editor
    5.  ASCII Editor
    6.  Support for Unicode

    WinHex VS Kaitai Struct

     
  9. REHex icon

    REHex

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    A cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD) hex editor for reverse engineering, and everything else.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    REHex screenshot 1

    REHex Features

    1.  Hex Editor
    2.  Disassembler

    REHex VS Kaitai Struct

     
  10. Catch22 HexEdit icon

    Catch22 HexEdit

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    HexEdit is a hexadecimal file editor for Microsoft Windows. HexEdit allows the user to view and edit any type of file, no matter what format it is saved in.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Catch22 HexEdit screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last commit was in August 2015https://github.com/strobejb/HexEdit

    Catch22 HexEdit Features

    1.  Hex Editor
    2.  Search and Replace

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  11. FileAlyzer icon

    FileAlyzer

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    FileAlyzer is a tool to analyze files, allows a basic analysis of files (showing file properties and file contents in hex dump form) and is able to interpret common file contents like resources structures (like text, graphics, HTML, media and PE).

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    version

    FileAlyzer Features

    1.  Portable

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  12. Synalyze It! icon

    Synalyze It!

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    You got a binary file and don't know its contents. Or some software creates binary files where you have a specification but don't want to decode them manually.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Synalyze It! screenshot 1

    Synalyze It! Features

    1.  Debugging
    2.  Hex Editor

    Synalyze It! VS Kaitai Struct

     
  13. Hexinator icon

    Hexinator

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    The professional Hex Editor for Windows and Linux.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Hexinator screenshot 1

    Hexinator Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hex Editor

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  14. Preon

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    Preon aims to provide a framework for dealing with binary encoded data; or more specifically, it aims to deal with situations in which bytes are considered to be overkill. The project is named after the "point-like" particles, conceived to be subcomponents of quarks...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

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