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HxD vs ImHex: catalog facts
HxD	ImHex
Free Freeware at no cost.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0.
Windows	Linux
Edits raw disks and RAM as well as files No limit on file size	Pattern Language for decoding file structures Built-in data analysis and visualization
Windows only Closed source	Pattern Language takes time to learn More complex than a basic hex viewer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Freeware	License: GPL-2.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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