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Synalyze It! Pro vs ImHex: catalog facts
Synalyze It! Pro	ImHex
Paid Paid app, sold directly and on the Mac App Store.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0.
macOS	Linux
Automatic decoding of binary structures next to the hex view Grammars can be built interactively in the GUI	Pattern Language for decoding file structures Built-in data analysis and visualization
macOS only Paid software	Pattern Language takes time to learn More complex than a basic hex viewer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-only
Not stated if an account is 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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