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hexed vs hexapoda: catalog facts
hexed	hexapoda
Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-Clause license.	Free The project documents installation through Homebrew and Cargo without stating a charge.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Edits binary files in a console Includes keyboard navigation shortcuts	Modal selection and multiple cursors Inspect bytes as signed, unsigned, binary, fixed-point, UTF-8, or color
Windows only	Diffing, inserting bytes, and deleting bytes are listed as missing features.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	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 5, 2026

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