Best Hex Fiend Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from hex editors ranked against Hex Fiend on the same published basis.
- 1Hex Fiend vs BinEd
- 2Hex Fiend vs ImHex
- 3Hex Fiend vs REHex
- 4Hex Fiend vs wxHexEditor
- 5Hex Fiend vs wxMEdit
- 6Hex Fiend vs Hex Editor Neo
- 8Hex Fiend vs HxD
- 9Hex Fiend vs Hecate
- 10Hex Fiend vs HexEd.it
- 11Hex Fiend vs Synalyze It!
- 12Hex Fiend vs dhex
- 13Hex Fiend vs 010 Editor
- 14Hex Fiend vs Bedrock Viz
- 15Hex Fiend vs Bless
- 16Hex Fiend vs GNU hexedit
- 17Hex Fiend vs Hextor
- 18Hex Fiend vs CombineZP
- 19Hex Fiend vs Dataescher HexEditor
- 20Hex Fiend vs Frhed
- 21Hex Fiend vs GHex
Hex Fiend alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BinEd | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | ImHex | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | REHex | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | wxHexEditor | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | wxMEdit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Hex Editor Neo | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | HxD | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | Hecate | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | HexEd.it | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 11 | Synalyze It! | 5.4 | No | — | Mac |
| 12 | dhex | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 13 | 010 Editor | 5.2 | No | $24.95/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Bedrock Viz | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Bless | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | GNU hexedit | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Hextor | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 18 | CombineZP | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | Dataescher HexEditor | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | Frhed | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 21 | GHex | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about Hex Fiend alternatives
What is the best alternative to Hex Fiend?
BinEd, number 1 in hex editors with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: ImHex, REHex, wxHexEditor and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Hex Fiend?
BinEd is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.