Bless vs Dataescher HexEditor
Bless
github.comDataescher HexEditor
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| Figure | Bless | Dataescher HexEditor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Hex Editors | 7.9 (#9) | 7.8 (#11) |
| Purpose | Bless is a binary (hex) editor for editing files as a sequence of bytes. | 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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In their own words
Bless
Bless is a free binary editor for editing files as sequences of bytes. It supports multilevel undo and redo, customizable data views, multiple tabs, and fast find and replace. The project highlights efficient handling of large data files and raw disk editing, with search and save operations running in multiple threads. Bless exports to text and HTML, while plugins can add other export formats and extend the editor. It is written in C# with Gtk# bindings for GTK+ and distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. GNU/Linux is the main target; listed supported platforms are Linux and Windows, and the README says it should also run on *BSD, Solaris, and Win32. Building the current version requires GTK+, a Mono/.NET runtime and C# compiler, Gtk# bindings, pkg-config, and Meson. The GitHub releases page has no releases, and the README provides source-build instructions. NEWS lists version 0.6.3 dated 2020-10-11. Saving a changed-size file under the same name requires temporary space for both files; same-size files save in place.
Dataescher HexEditor
Dataescher HexEditor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.