BinEd vs hexer
BinEd
bined.exbin.orghexer
hexer.readthedocs.ioSide by side
| Figure | BinEd | hexer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Hex Editors | 8.2 (#6) | 6.9 (#28) |
| Download formats | The download page offers Windows and macOS installers, a ZIP for other platforms, and an Android APK. | Version 1.0.7 is offered as gzip, bzip2, and xz source tarballs, each with a PGP signature link. |
| Purpose | BinEd is a free and open source binary/hex viewer and editor, and component, written in Java. | Hexer is a multi-buffer editor for binary files that displays its buffers as a hex dump. |
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In their own words
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.