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wxMEdit

Ch 086.9of 31 Hex Editors
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Supported platformsWindows, Linux, macOS
3 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: wxmedit.github.io
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Overview

wxMEdit is ranked #8 of 31 in hex editors on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

wxMEdit plans and pricing

All plans
wxMEdit Free Text, Column and Hex editing · Hex mode supports files up to 32GB wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on hex editors

Supported platforms
Windows, Linux, macOSwxmedit.github.io

Facts

Product
wxMEdit is a cross-platform text and hex editor written in C++ and wxWidgets.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Editing modes
It edits files in Text, Column and Hex modes.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Large files
In Hex mode, it can open files up to 32GB (INT_MAX*16).wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Encoding
It supports many encodings, including UTF-8, UTF-16/32, ISO-8859 variants, Windows-1250–1258, KOI8-R/U, GB18030, Big5 and Shift-JIS.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Search
It supports regular-expression search and replace.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Syntax highlighting
It supports syntax highlighting for languages including C/C++, CSS, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, SQL, XML and others.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Unicode
It supports non-BMP Unicode characters such as CJK extension characters, mathematical symbols, musical symbols and emoji.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Multifile use
It can open multiple files in a single instance.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Automatic updates
It checks for updates automatically.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Platforms
The project lists Windows, ReactOS, Wine, Linux, BSDs, macOS, OpenIndiana, other Unix-like operating systems and Haiku OS as supported environments.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Downloads
The downloads page lists version 3.2 packages for Windows, Linux distributions, FreeBSD and macOS.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The project links to GitHub Issues for support.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Maintenance
The project describes its purpose as providing a continually maintained text and hex editor with bug fixes, improvements and refactoring.wxmedit.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
License
The GitHub repository identifies the project license as GPL-3.0.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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