What is Ghex?
Ghex is a graphical hex editor designed for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. As a hex editor, it allows users to view and edit the raw binary contents of files in either hexadecimal or ASCII formats.
Some key features of Ghex include:
- Open, view, edit, and save files with no size limits
- Undo and redo to revert or restore changes
- Search for hexadecimal or ASCII text strings
- Bookmarks to easily navigate to marked positions
- Inspect data as different variable types (int, float, string, etc.)
- Simple GTK-based interface
- Free and open source software
Ghex is aimed primarily at developers, system administrators, and power users who need to examine binary files that are not human-readable in a text editor. Use cases include analyzing raw disk images, exploring network packet captures, patching program binaries, and reverse engineering file formats.
While not as full-featured as some commercial hex editors, Ghex provides a fast, free, open source option for basic hex editing tasks on Linux, BSD, and Unix desktop systems.
HxD, Hex Edit, Bless, Hiew, XVI32, Malcat, Active@ Disk Editor, Hex Workshop, Batch Hex Editor, MiTeC HexEdit, wxHexEditor, Heraia, BinHex CryPactor, JujuEdit, Hecate, Hexer, FlexHex are some alternatives to Ghex.