Show HN: HextEdit – A fast and native hex editor for macOS

Re:Show HN: HextEdit – A fast and native hex editor for macOS by z3ugma on Saturday March 27, 2021 @12:22PM (#26603411)

Nice! I work with a lot of binary data. Can you compare HextEdit vs HexFiend and what they’re each good at?

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Re:Show HN: HextEdit – A fast and native hex editor for macOS by finnv on Saturday March 27, 2021 @12:39PM (#26603543)

The main draw of HextEdit is the UI, it was designed to fit in with Big Sur, whereas Hex Fiend has some issues with elements cut off. They have similar feature sets, Hex Fiend has the added benefit of a diffing view, but I hope to add some more advanced features in the coming versions. I think HextEdit has some nice unique features that are expected of modern macOS apps, like version history and dark mode. They're both quite simple hex editors, and are both free!

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Re:Show HN: HextEdit – A fast and native hex editor for macOS by bredren on Saturday March 27, 2021 @10:57PM (#26607562)

What kind of things are you doing w binary data where an editor like this comes in handy?

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Re:Show HN: HextEdit – A fast and native hex editor for macOS by Schampu on Monday March 29, 2021 @11:12AM (#26622927)

For example reverse engineering and parsing binary file formats

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Re:Show HN: HextEdit – A fast and native hex editor for macOS by earthboundkid on Saturday March 27, 2021 @12:36PM (#26603519)

Same Q. I love HexFiend. It’s saved my bacon many times.

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