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GNU poke vs Reverse Engineers' Hex Editor: catalog facts
GNU poke	Reverse Engineers' Hex Editor
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free and open source under GPL-2.0.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Interactive binary data inspection and editing Procedural language for describing data structures	Designed around reverse engineering work Extensible with Lua plugins
Command-line interface Requires format knowledge for custom binary structures	More than a casual user needs for simple byte edits
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0
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 2, 2026

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