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HexEdit

HexEdit - 2.20

hexadecimal file editor handles both data & resource forks

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 2.20
Release Date: 2008-04-05
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 35,573
Downloads (all versions): 241,987
Price: Free

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Product Description:

Hexadecimal file editor that handles both data and resource forks. It is the most widely used editor of it's kind on MacOS, can handle file sizes of many megabytes with ease, yet has memory requirements of less than a Megabyte. It can compare whole files for similarities or differences and can find hex or ASCII strings in files.

What's new in this version:

This version should address one major issue (.dmg and other files being associated with HexEdit) as well as the first official Universal Binary release. See Change Log for full details.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.0
  • Mac OS X 10.1
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.2
  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS Classic

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HexEdit CommentaryInitial impressions - Version: 2.20, 11/13/2008 06:14PM PST

Punster--2008
I downloaded HexEdit to take a look at it. It may actually end up being a better hex editor than others I've used, but several UI issues stuck out:

1. I selected a file to view that happened to have a long filename. The editor window's title, and the title under the Window menu were both the munged 31-character version of the filename. Curious, I then tried a file whose name contained Asian kanji and kana characters, and it looks like the filename was displayed with a MacRoman encoding. C'mon people: FSRefs, Unicode, etc...

2. How about giving the user a chance to at least choose the display font size, if not which monospace font to use? That might make it easier to read.

3. "File Comparison Options" has hijacked the standard command-comma used for preferences. Why isn't there just a preferences window that lets you set comparison options, color scheme, etc.?

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HexEdit Usage TipNOT fixed - Version: 2.20, 8/21/2008 01:58AM PST

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francissawyer
This app still (in version 2.2) idiotically hijacks the opening of disk images away from DiskImageMounter.

You can restore the old association by right-clicking on a dmg file, going down to "open with", picking DiskImageMounter from the list, and pressing "Change all".

If for some reason DiskImageMounter isn't in the list, you can find it under /System/Library/CoreServices
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HexEdit Troubleshooting Reportinstalling - Version: 2.00, 7/3/2007 04:41PM PST

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whitenerdy1597
i'm running on os 10.4.10

how do I install Hexedit?
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