Hex Editor

hyx – minimalistic hex editor

hyx is a minimalistic but powerful hex editor.

It’s written in less than 2,300 lines of C.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Hex/ASCII.
  • Insert/replace/delete.
  • Copy/paste.
  • Undo/redo.
  • Search.
  • Colors.
  • vim-inspired controls.

Website: yx7.cc/code
Support:
Developer: Lorenz Panny
License: MIT License

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hyx is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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