WinHex Alternatives for Linux

WinHex is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is ImHex, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to WinHex and 19 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to WinHex are wxHexEditor, 010 Editor, DMDE and MadEdit.

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

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 Mar 3, 2024

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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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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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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BEYE (Binary EYE)
BEYE (Binary EYE) is a free, portable, advanced file viewer with built-in editor for binary, hexadecimal and disassembler modes. It contains a highlight AVR/Java/i86-AMD64/ARM-XScale/PPC-64 and other disassembler, full preview of MZ,NE,PE,ELF and other.
29 BEYE (Binary EYE) alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BlackBerry QNX
- FreeDOS
- FreeBSD
- MS-DOS
BEYE (Binary EYE) Features
Tui
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BEYE (Binary EYE) VS WinHex
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Heraia
Lightweight HEX-Editor.
35 Heraia alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- Xfce
Heraia Features
Lightweight
Hex Editor
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Heraia VS WinHex
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Veles
Binary data analysis and visualization tool.
10 Veles alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Veles Features
Data visualization
Hex Editor
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Discontinued
Repository archived on September 30, 2020. Last release and commit are from May 18, 2018.
Veles VS WinHex
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Hexinator
The professional Hex Editor for Windows and Linux.
17 Hexinator alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Hexinator Features
Portable
Hex Editor
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Hexinator VS WinHex
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Active@ Disk Editor
A hexadecimal low level disk editor with extensive templates for NTFS, FAT and exFAT partitions
38 Active@ Disk Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Active@ Disk Editor Features
Disk editor
Hex Editor
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Active@ Disk Editor VS WinHex
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