Distributing it as part of magazine addon CDs / DVDs / other media or putting it on download portals or private websites is allowed and welcome.
HxD is free of charge for private and commercial use.
In addition memory-sectionsĭefine a foldable region and inaccessible sections are hidden by default.įurthermore a lot of effort was put into making operations fast and efficient, instead of forcing you to use specialized functions for technical reasons or arbitrarily limiting file sizes. Drives and memory can be edited the same way as a regular file including support for undo. The easy to use interface offers features such as searching and replacing, exporting, checksums/digests, insertion of byte patterns, a file shredder, concatenation or splitting of files, statistics and much more.Įditing works like in a text editor with a focus on a simple and task-oriented operation, as such functions were streamlined to hide differences that are purely technical.įor example, drives and memory are presented similar to a file and are shown as a whole, in contrast to a sector/region-limited view that cuts off data which potentially belongs together. As such, this is likely a really nice tool for the technically savvy and the development or hacker sects.HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor which, additionally to raw disk editing and modifying of main memory (RAM), handles files of any size. Consumers just won't have a need for that unless they are completing a specific task. Most people, however, won't have a need to edit or hack a binary, compiled file. You can take the app with you on a thumb drive, for example, and use it on the go.
The application is easy to use and is also available in both a portable and installable edition.
Most people don't and won't have a need to edit a compiled file.Ĭonclusion: HXD Hex Editor is good at what it does. Similar to a regular text editorĬon’s: Limited use. Memory-sections that define a foldable region and inaccessible sections are hidden by default. Drives and memory can be edited the same way as a file, and includes support for undo. Drives and memory are presented as a file and are shown as a whole, unlike other editors which may limit data on the screen to a sector/region-limited view that cuts off data which potentially belongs together. Its functions are streamlined to hide differences that are purely technical. It also offers a file shredder, concatenation or splitting of files, statistics and more.Įditing a binary file with HXD Hex Editor works like in any text editor. It's easy to use interface features search and replace, exporting, checksums/digests, and insertion of byte patterns. Additionally, the application also allows you to perform raw disk editing as well as modifying the contents of your computer's RAM. HXD is a fast hex editor that handles binary files of any size. Finding an appropriate editor that's easy to use and reasonably priced isn't as easy as you might think. This is often some kind of executable or other resource file that I don't have the source or an appropriate compiler for.
Edit binary files and raw disk sectors with this must have Windows Utility.Įvery now and again, I bump into the need to edit a compiled file.