What's a good hex editor/viewer for the Mac?

Mike_Akers_17188 0
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What's a good hex editor/viewer for the Mac? I've used xxd for viewing hexdumps, and I think it can be used in reverse to make edits. But what I really want is a real hex editor.

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7 Answers

To view the file, run:

xxd filename | less

To use Vim as a hex editor:

  1. Open the file in Vim.
  2. Run :%!xxd (transform buffer to hex)
  3. Edit.
  4. Run :%!xxd -r (reverse transformation)
  5. Save.
user_400050

One recommendation I've gotten is Hex Fiend.

Mike_Akers_171880

I have recently started using 0xED, and like it a lot.

user_72770

There are probably better options, but I use and kind of like TextWrangler for basic hex editing. File -> hex Dump File

user_676060

The one that I like is HexEdit Quick and easy to use

user_979070
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