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GNU poke vs ImHex: catalog facts
GNU poke	ImHex
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0.
Command line	Linux
Interactive binary data inspection and editing Procedural language for describing data structures	Pattern Language for decoding file structures Built-in data analysis and visualization
Command-line interface Requires format knowledge for custom binary structures	Pattern Language takes time to learn More complex than a basic hex viewer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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