WinHex vs wxHexEditor

WinHex

Description: WinHex is a hex editor, disk editor, and memory editor program for Windows. It allows users to edit and browse disk drives and memory in hexadecimal or ASCII.

Type: software

Pricing: Paid

wxHexEditor

Description: wxHexEditor is an open source hex editor for Windows, Linux and macOS. It allows users to view, edit and analyze binary files in hexadecimal format. Common uses include editing program files, reverse engineering binaries, analyzing network packets and disk forensics.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

WinHex Features

• Hex editor for editing binary files
• Disk editor for low-level disk editing
• RAM editor for viewing and editing memory contents
• File recovery and data carving tools
• File comparison and checksum tools
• Supports plugins and automation via scripting

wxHexEditor Features

• Hexadecimal viewer and editor
• Support for large files
• Find/replace functionality
• Bookmarks
• Multiple undo/redo
• Plugin support
• Cross-platform - Windows, Linux, macOS

WinHex

• Paid

wxHexEditor

• Free