What's a good hex editor/viewer for the Mac? [closed]

Question

What's a good hex editor/viewer for the Mac? I've used xxd for viewing hexdumps, and I think it can be used in reverse to make edits. But what I really want is a real hex editor.

Answer 1

To view the file, run:

xxd filename | less

To use Vim as a hex editor:

1. Open the file in Vim.
2. Run :%!xxd (transform buffer to hex)
3. Edit.
4. Run :%!xxd -r (reverse transformation)
5. Save.

Answer 2

1. Open file with Xcode and press Command + Shift + J
2. Right click file name in left pane
3. Open as -> Hex

Answer 3

One recommendation I've gotten is Hex Fiend.

Answer 4

On http://www.synalysis.net/ you can get the hex editor I'm developing for the Mac - Synalyze It!. It costs 7 € / 40 € (Pro version) and offers some extra features like histogram, incremental search, support of many text encodings and interactive definition of a "grammar" for your file format.

The grammar helps to interpret the files and colors the hex view for easier analysis.

Answer 5

I have recently started using 0xED, and like it a lot.

Answer 6

There are probably better options, but I use and kind of like TextWrangler for basic hex editing. File -> hex Dump File

Answer 7

The one that I like is HexEdit Quick and easy to use