Hecate vs Okteta
Hecate
github.comOkteta
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| Figure | Hecate | Okteta |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Hex Editors | 8.2 (#8) | 7.2 (#26) |
| Byte display | It displays interpreted values directly beneath the hex representation of bytes. | It displays byte values and characters in columns or in rows with the value above the character. |
| Editing | Users can edit data in place and write the changes to disk. | Editing and navigating are similar to a text editor, and the app supports undo and redo. |
| Intended users | The README describes the editor as useful for reverse-engineering needs. | The project describes Okteta as a hex editor for viewing and editing raw file data, and says its Qt-based libraries can be reused by developers in their code. |
| License | The repository uses the MIT License, which permits use, modification, distribution, and sale subject to its stated conditions. | The application page lists GPL-2.0 and GPL-3.0. |
| Support | The repository README provides usage instructions and a help screen command, but does not state a support service. | The page links to the Okteta Handbook and KDE forum for help and to a bug-report page. |
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In their own words
Hecate
Hecate is a free terminal hex editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It displays interpretations of byte values beneath their hexadecimal representations, including text, bit patterns, integers, and floating-point values. Users can move the cursor with Vim-like controls, edit data in place, and write changes to disk. The README also lists tabbed browsing, large-file support, full-file searches, and expressions for specifying file offsets. Interpretation options include toggling endianness and signedness, decoding dates, and configuring the date epoch. The project describes byte interpretation as useful for reverse-engineering work. Downloads are linked for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, and the README provides a Go command for compiling the editor from source. Hecate is licensed under MIT. The releases page lists version 0.0.1 as the latest release; the license states that the software is provided without warranty. The repository includes usage instructions and a help screen command, but does not state a support service.