WinHex AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like WinHex

WinHex is described as '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' and is a Text Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WinHex for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Xfce and BSD apps. The best WinHex alternative is HxD, which is free. Other great apps like WinHex are ImHex, wxHexEditor, 010 Editor and DMDE.

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WinHex

Text Editor
Paid • Proprietary

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...

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WinHex alternatives page was last updated Oct 28, 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 WinHex
Is HxD a good alternative to WinHex?
- HxD is the most popular Windows alternative to WinHex.
- HxD is the most popular free alternative to WinHex.
- HxD is Free and ProprietaryWinHex is Paid and Proprietary

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 WinHex
Is ImHex a good alternative to WinHex?
- ImHex is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to WinHex.
- ImHex is the most popular Open Source alternative to WinHex.
- ImHex is Free and Open SourceWinHex is Paid and Proprietary

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 WinHex
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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 WinHex
Is 010 Editor a good alternative to WinHex?
- 010 Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to WinHex.
- 010 Editor is Paid and ProprietaryWinHex is also Paid and Proprietary

DMDE
DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery (DMDE) is a disk editor which can help you to understand NTFS. Its capable to view your hard disk sector wise, on MFT level, to disect mft attributes and to edit bytes on your hard disk.
95 DMDE alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- File Recovery Tool
- Hard Disk Recovery Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
DMDE Features
NTFS Partition Recovery
Filesystem
Partition Recovery
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DMDE VS WinHex
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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.
49 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 WinHex
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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 WinHex
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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 with the assigned characters.
41 Okteta alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Okteta Features
Hex Editor
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Catch22 HexEdit
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.
45 Catch22 HexEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Catch22 HexEdit Features
Hex Editor
Search and Replace
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Discontinued
Last commit was in August 2015https://github.com/strobejb/HexEdit
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RJ TextEd
RJ TextEd is a full featured text and source editor with Unicode support, syntax highlighting and code folding. The functionality extends beyond text files and includes support for HTML editing with integrated preview, spell checking, auto completion, HTML validation, templates...
128 RJ TextEd alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
RJ TextEd Features
Portable
Syntax Highlighting
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RJ TextEd VS WinHex
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Kaitai Struct
Kaitai Struct is a formal language for binary format specification that can be compiled into parser code in Java, JavaScript, Python and Ruby.
17 Kaitai Struct alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Kaitai Struct Features
Hex Editor
C++
Ruby
C-sharp
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