REHex

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Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

REHex is ranked #3 of 31 in hex editors on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

REHex plans and pricing

REHex Free GPL-2.0 licensed · Windows, macOS and Linux packages github.com · 30 Sept 2026

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Purpose: REHex is a cross-platform hex editor for reverse engineering and other uses.
Large files: It supports files larger than 1 TB.
Analysis: It can decode integer and floating-point values and display inline machine-code disassembly.
Comparison: It can compare whole files or selections side by side.
Scripting: It supports Lua scripting, and its functionality can be extended with Lua plugins.
Other features: It supports byte-range highlighting and annotation, virtual address mapping, common text encodings, Intel HEX import and export, bitmap visualisation, bit editing, and checksumming.
Platforms: The download page offers releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus packages for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, FreeBSD, and openSUSE.
Latest release: The download page lists version 0.64.0, released on 2026-04-03, as the latest release.
License: The GitHub project page identifies the project license as GPL-2.0.
Feedback: The project page asks users to report bugs and suggest improvements or features by opening a GitHub issue.
Disassembly: REHex provides inline disassembly of machine code.
File comparison: It supports side-by-side comparison of whole files or selections.
Address mapping: It supports virtual address mapping.
Text encodings: It supports common encodings including ASCII, Unicode and ISO-8859-X.
Price from: Free

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