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DESCRIPTION
Hex Fiend is a fast, clever, and free Hex Editor that has many unique features:
  • Insert, delete, rearrange — Hex Fiend is not limited to in-place changes like some hex editors.
  • Work with huge files — Hex Fiend can handle as big a file as you're able to create. It's been tested on files as large as 118 GB.
  • Small footprint — Hex Fiend does not need to keep your files in memory. You won't dread launching or working with Hex Fiend even on low-RAM machines.
  • Fast — Open a huge file, scroll around, copy and paste, all instantly. Find what you're looking for with fast searching.
  • Smart saving — Hex Fiend knows not to waste time overwriting the parts of your files that haven't changed.
  • Data inspector — Interpret data as integer or floating point, signed or unsigned, big or little endian...
  • Smooth scrolling — No separate "pages" - scroll like any text document.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.0: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:ridiculous_fish
Downloads:7,627
  - Version d/l:1,355
Development:Editors
License:Free
Date:30 Jul 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
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Jul 31 2009

MACTECHHEAD  No drag and drop support for application bundles or anything for that matter in a bundle.

The search UI is far too clumsy and should be a single string search instead of broken down as it is now.

I know this a free alternative to Resorcerer.

But no thanks Hex Fiend!

Resorcerer was well worth the money I paid for it and still serves me quite well even with some strange behaviours with 10.5

Hex Fiend deleted!  
(Version 2.0)

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Jul 30 2009

MUTANT  Nice simple editor, but needs big/little endian support.. Unless I'm just completely missing it.  
(Version 1.1)

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May 26 2009

JOANSAMPIERI  One Word Awesome.. My Favorite To Crack.  
(Version 1.1)

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May 26 2009

MISHA  why crack?  
(Version 1.1)

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May 26 2009

CALONBOSS  a Challenge With My Friend. to get something new.  
(Version 1.1)

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Dec 8 2008
*****

YAY4MERLOT  I use this app constantly. Its my favorite tool when I need to view the raw guts of a file without worrying about the bits and bytes getting encoded or interpreted the wrong way. Love it! It's simple, yeah, but you can't beat the price :P  
(Version 1.1)

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Feb 21 2007
***..

Hex Fiend is a pretty fair, simple, fast hex editor but it needs a few things.

While the font and size of Hex data can be specified, the offsets remain the same, and are very tiny on a large high-res monitor.

Also, although it has a 'Find and Replace' feature and the status bar can display the offsets of a selection in Hex or Decimal, there's no way to go directly to an offset.

You have to try to scroll down while reading those tiny offset values, and then click and read the status bar to make sure you're in the right place.  
(Version 1.1)

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Aug 29 2006
*****

KWOJNIAK  A great hex editor! Simple, yet very fast.  
(Version 1.1)

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