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BinEd

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Free planYes—
Free trial—Yes
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WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYes—
LinuxYes—
AndroidYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · Hex Editors8.2 (#6)7.8 (#11)
PurposeBinEd is a free and open source binary/hex viewer and editor, and component, written in Java.HexEditor is a Windows hex and binary editor designed for firmware and embedded developers working with large, sparse, format-specific data.

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  • BinEdFree

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  • HexEditor Perpetual License$10, paid once

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BinEd

BinEd is a free, open-source binary and hex viewer and editor written in Java. It shows data as hexadecimal codes and text, with binary, octal, and decimal modes. Editing supports Unicode and other character sets, insert or overwrite modes, text or hexadecimal search with highlighted matches, and undo and redo. The maker says the editor supports files up to exabytes; on Android, that capacity is qualified as partial file mode. BinEd runs on desktop platforms supporting Java 8 or later, and is also available as an Android APK and browser demo. The project uses Apache License 2.0, though additional addons may have different licenses. Listed integrations include NetBeans, IntelliJ, Eclipse, JDeveloper, BlueJ, jEdit, Autopsy, and Ghidra. The feature list marks byte-for-byte comparison as complete and search/replace as partial in the editor application. The maker also lists possible Java heap-space freezes after many large modifications, possible delta-mode corruption if another application changes files simultaneously, and memory leaks.

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