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ImHexGNU poke
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-2.0.

 Free

Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.

Linux Command line
  • Pattern Language for decoding file structures
  • Built-in data analysis and visualization
  • Interactive binary data inspection and editing
  • Procedural language for describing data structures
  • Pattern Language takes time to learn
  • More complex than a basic hex viewer
  • Command-line interface
  • Requires format knowledge for custom binary structures
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0-only License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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