Alternatives to hexyl
Inspect file bytes in a color-coded terminal hex view. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
hexyl
Inspect file bytes in a color-coded terminal hex view.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as hexyl.
fq
Queries binary file formats with jq syntax and a structural hex viewer.
fq adds jq-style queries and decodes nested binary formats, showing byte ranges behind each field, but it assumes you already know jq syntax.
binsider
Inspect executable files through a terminal interface.
binsider combines hex inspection with static analysis of executables in a terminal interface, but it runs only on Linux rather than Windows, macOS and Linux.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Cutter
Inspect compiled programs with a graphical reverse-engineering interface.
CyberChef
Transform, decode and inspect data with recipes in a browser.
Detect It Easy
A program that identifies file types, packers, compilers and protectors used in executables.
PE-bear
A multiplatform viewer and editor for reversing Windows Portable Executable (PE) files.
bat-extras
A set of Bash scripts that connect the bat file viewer with grep, man, diff and less.
