HxD Hex Editor for Windows

User Reviews

• Excellent hex editor

  Kaixr12/25/2013

  Pros

  Well made with attention to detail, free, fast, ad-free.

  Cons

  Good software, though a new version wouldn't hurt.

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• Works great. Nice interface.

  mcoates7810/21/2013

  Pros

  Works great. Nice interface.

  Cons

  I did not have any problems with it.

  Summary

  Give it a try. Can't beat the price.

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• Still the best Hex Editor made, by a long shot

  MMOSimca7/31/2013

  Pros

  Free! Incredibly fast speed, even when the files being read are massive. Search functionality is excellent - it supports a large amount of different search options and can even find if the thing you're searching for was written -backwards-.

  Cons

  Hasn't been updated in several years. Would be nice if it had a built in hex-decimal-binary calculator.

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• Excellent Piece of Software

  falexge12/18/2012

  Pros

  Lightweight, Opens files quickly and most importantly, free

  Cons

  None so far

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• Best editor and its free...

  nema10111/26/2012

  Pros

  Fast and accurate

  Cons

  I have not had any issues with this application.

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• Excellent Editor

  cnet_news9/29/2012

  Pros

  RAW-disk editing and modifying

  Cons

  Did not find any

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• This Hex editor did everything exactly as advertised.

  lmckirahan5/11/2012

  Pros

  When you need to see ansii characters and only the hex is available, an editor like "HxD Hex Editor" has everything you need in a very user friendly package.

  Cons

  Not one thing would I change in this editor.

  Summary

  Top of the line. The fact is that CNET,,(the most trusted name I believe, in shareware and freeware downloads), proved once again how valuable they are to us all.

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• Simply the best for free low-level editing

  tallmabey4/14/2012

  Pros

  HxD is awesome! I can't count the number of times I've needed to view or edit a file or disk at the binary level, and every time I've been able to rely on HxD to get the job done. Granted, this isn't a program for which a lot of people will have a need, but for those of us that work with software at a lower level, it's SO nice to be able to turn to HxD and know you'll be able to do what you need to. I love being able to change the column width and the encoding so easily, and even though I haven't yet had a use to open sections of RAM with HxD, I've got to admit that it's an impressive feature.

  Cons

  None. 100% reliable in my experience.

  Summary

  One example where HxD saved me was when I needed to fix the master boot record of my new MacBook Pro about a year ago (still having buyers remorse over that...) because I was setting it up to do triple booting, and I was able to calculate the partition entries and enter them directly into the boot sector using HxD. Like I said earlier, where HxD really shines is when working on tasks that a relatively small percentage of computer users will ever even attempt. But because of its solid performance and low memory usage, it's a tool I always make sure to install on every new build of Windows that I install for myself.

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• Hex Editor was easy to download and install

  lmayojr1/31/2012

  Pros

  I was able to repair 2 hard drives that were invalid.

  Cons

  I'm new at editing hard drive code and was'nt shure what to do, but after a few internet searches I found some instruction on what lines to edit. Its a good program I need more study perhaps (Hex Editing for Dummies)

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• Simple, Robust, Effective

  Preetam_Das1/19/2012

  Pros

  Fast, Small memory footprint, Easy to use, Automatically creates a backup of the original file before making any modifications

  Cons

  Lack of help file makes hex-editing a tough game for beginners

  Summary

  An excellent product, does exactly what it's built for... not a resource hog.

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