wxHexEditor

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Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

wxHexEditor is ranked #4 of 31 in hex editors on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

wxHexEditor plans and pricing

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wxHexEditor Free Free hex editor / disk editor wxhexeditor.org · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on hex editors

Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Binary comparison: Yes
Binary templates: Yes
Disk editing: Yes

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The record

Purpose: wxHexEditor is a free hex editor and disk editor built especially for working with large files on Linux.
Large files: It uses 64-bit file descriptors and supports files or devices up to 2^64 bytes; the site says it has been tested with a 1-petabyte file.
Memory use: The site says wxHexEditor does not copy the whole file into RAM and uses about 25 MB while multiple files larger than 8 GB are open.
Editing: It supports inserting and deleting bytes without creating a temporary file.
Disk access: It can open devices on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X and edit disks and HDD sectors.
Recovery: The site describes using raw sector editing to recover data and edit partition tables or filesystems by hand.
Binary tools: Features include binary file comparison with merging of nearby results and x86 disassembly through the integrated udis86 library.
Encodings: It supports many encodings, including UTF-8/16/32, Shift JIS, GBK, and EUC-KR.
Checksums: The site lists MD, RIPEMD, SHA, TIGER, HAVAL, CRC, ADLER, GOST, WHIRLPOOL, and SNEFRU checksum functions through the integrated mhash library.
Other features: It supports XOR file operations, color tags, importing and exporting tags, and saving a selection as a dump file.
Downloads: The download page lists Linux binaries, a precompiled Mac Intel binary, and MinGW-compiled Win32 binaries.
Build requirement: The download page says compiling from source requires wxWidgets 2.8.11 or newer.
Support and documentation: The site asks users to report bugs through its tracker and says documentation and shortcuts are available on its wiki.
Languages: The site says the supported languages are English, Turkish, and partially Russian.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Hex Editors in 2026#4 of 31

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Sources

wxhexeditor.org/home.php· checked 3 Oct 2026
wxhexeditor.org/download.php· checked 3 Oct 2026