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hexed vs hexedit: catalog facts
hexed	hexedit
Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-Clause license.	Free Free and redistributable under the GNU General Public License.
Windows	Command line
Edits binary files in a console Includes keyboard navigation shortcuts	Switches between hexadecimal and ASCII editing Includes search, selection, copy and paste, and undo
Windows only	Runs in a terminal Keyboard shortcuts can vary across machines
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
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 8, 2026

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