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bvi vs dz6: catalog facts
bvi	dz6
Free Free under the GNU General Public License.	Free Official release builds are free to download.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Vi-style commands for binary file editing Includes the bmore binary file pager	Edits bytes in hexadecimal or ASCII views Searches strings and byte sequences, with regex filtering in the strings list
Uses a command-line interface The site describes support for Unix-like systems and MS-DOS without listing specific desktop platforms	The project says dz6 is not stable yet and breaking changes are expected before version 1.0.0. There is no paste command for copied byte selections.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 6, 2026

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