Command-line tool

hexedit

brew/hexedit

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

View and edit files in hexadecimal or ASCII

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id MiTeC.HexEdit -e

macOS

brew install hexedit

Linux

brew install hexedit

Open file

hexedit path/to/file

Display file with sectors

hexedit -s path/to/file

Maximize file display

hexedit -m path/to/file

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