Command-line tool

hex

brew/hex

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Futuristic take on hexdump

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install hex

Linux

brew install hex

Open a file

hx path/to/file

Open files and show them one next each other

hx --vsplit path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...

Show the tutorial to learn Helix (or access it within Helix by pressing `<Esc>` and typing `<:>tutor<Enter>`)

hx --tutor

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