VBinDiff is a text-based visual binary diff and hexadecimal file viewer that displays file contents in hexadecimal alongside ASCII or EBCDIC text.
It can be used to inspect a single file or compare two files side by side, making it useful for examining binary data, spotting byte-level changes, searching within files, and editing file contents.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Works in single-file mode or two-file comparison mode.
- Searches for strings or byte sequences and jumps to a specified file position.
- Lets you move directly to the next difference when comparing files.
- Toggles character display between ASCII and EBCDIC.
- Edits bytes in-place and can copy a byte from the other file during comparison.
- Handles large files up to 4 GB.
Website: github.com/madsen/vbindiff
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Developer: Christopher J. Madsen
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
VBinDiff is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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