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No. 9 of 31 ·Hex Editors

Hecate

Windows · Mac · Linux

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Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.5

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Hecate is ranked #9 of 31 in hex editors on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on hex editors

Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

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The record

Product: Hecate describes itself as a terminal hex editor.
Byte display: It displays interpreted values directly beneath the hex representation of bytes.
Navigation: It supports Vim-like controls for moving the cursor.
Data modes: The editor can interpret bytes as text, bit patterns, integers, and floating-point values.
Editing: Users can edit data in place and write changes to disk.
Other features: The README lists tabbed browsing, large-file support, full-file searching, and expressions for specifying file offsets.
Use case: The README describes interpreting bytes as useful for reverse-engineering work.
Download platforms: The README links to downloads for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
Source code: The README gives a Go command for compiling Hecate from source.
License: The repository identifies its license as MIT.
Latest release: The releases page labels version 0.0.1 as the latest release.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Hex Editors in 2026#9 of 31

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Sources

github.com/evanmiller/hecate· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/evanmiller/hecate/releases· checked 4 Oct 2026