HxD

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HxD is ranked #10 of 31 in hex editors on The Geeks Club. It runs on Windows. There is a free plan.

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HxD Free Free for private and commercial use · Windows mh-nexus.de · 3 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows
Binary comparison: Yes
Plugin support: Yes
Disk editing: Yes

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Purpose: HxD is a hex editor that also edits raw disks and main memory (RAM), and handles files of any size.
Editing features: It includes searching and replacing, exporting, checksums and digests, byte pattern insertion, file shredding, splitting and concatenation, and statistics.
Disk editor: The disk editor supports raw reading and writing of hard disks, floppy disks, ZIP disks, USB flash drives, CDs, and other drives.
File size: The features list says files up to 8EB can be opened and edited quickly.
Search: Search and replace supports text including Unicode, hex values, integers, and floats, with forward, backward, and all directions.
Checksums: The checksum generator includes Checksum, CRCs, Custom CRC, SHA-1, SHA-512, and MD5.
Export formats: HxD exports source code, formatted text, HTML, Richtext, TeX, Intel HEX, and Motorola S-record files.
Undo: The product page lists unlimited undo, including for disk and memory edits.
Clipboard compatibility: The page lists clipboard support for other hex editors including Visual Studio/Visual C++, WinHex, HexWorkshop, and RegEdit.
Editions: HxD is available as installable and portable editions; the portable edition can run with minimal privileges and writes only into its selected folder during setup.
Download integrity: The download page provides SHA-1 and SHA-512 file signatures.
License: The license permits free use for any purpose, including commercial applications, and redistribution subject to its conditions; selling HxD itself is not allowed.
Disk editing requirements: On Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 and higher, disk editing requires administrator rights or appropriate privileges; beginning with Vista, a disk must be unmounted before writing.
Compatibility: The listed current version is 2.5.0.0 for Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 7, 8, or 10.
Price from: Free

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