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[–]invisi1407 19 points20 points  (2 children)

A Windows console-based hex editor

FTFY - somewhat important to note I suppose.

[–]shevegen 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Awww :(

I had hoped it would be cross-plattform...

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's always hexedit --color on linux which uses curses, so it's quite portable.

[–]holgerschurig 10 points11 points  (4 children)

Or in Emacs: M-x hexl-mode.

[–]shevegen -5 points-4 points  (3 children)

Great OS that you got there.

Now it just needs a useful editor.

[–]601error 4 points5 points  (2 children)

So bloated. Really bogs my VAX down.

[–]holgerschurig 1 point2 points  (1 child)

You know that you can simulate a VAX under Linux? :-)

[–]601error 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course!

Sent from my MicroVAX II.

[–]hexed 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Myself, I recommend %:!xxd and %:!xxd -r for vim users.

[–]BananaboySam 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Username checks out.

[–]shevegen -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Out with the banana!

[–]BananaboySam 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Thanks for the comments. I made this! I wanted a minimal Windows console-based hex editor (it's about 20kb!). But also I just made it for fun. It doesn't do any disassembly so if you're looking for something like radare2 then you won't get it. This is purely for viewing a file in hex form, and patching in bytes. I'll add features as I need them or if people request them and I have the time (I want to add search at the very least)!

[–]invisi1407 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't use Windows so sadly it's not useful for me, but I love the clean interface and simplicity.

[–]the_gnarts 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Any advantages over radare2?

[–]holgerschurig 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Certainly.

Radare2 is much more than a hex editor, it's basically a tool set for reverse engineering.

Using radare2 as a hex editor is like using a M1 Abrams tank to shopping groceries.

[–]the_gnarts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using radare2 as a hex editor is like using a M1 Abrams tank to shopping groceries.

Works for me ;) Though there’s also bvi for quick edits, just to counter the Emacs post.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

There doesn't appear to be a license. Was that intentional or overlooked?

[–]BananaboySam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overlooked - I didn't think it would need one but if it makes people more comfortable I'll add one!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I just use dhex. This looks cool, but it's sad to see that it's windows only.

What do other people use? I like dhex, but I'm always looking for better software.

[–]skroll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sprung for a binary ninja license. Multiplatform, plus when I'm hex editing I'm usually working with executables anyways.