HxD is a

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, and memory editor developed by Maël Hörz for

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. It can open files larger than 4

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and open and edit the raw contents of disk drives, as well as display and edit the memory used by running processes. Among other features, it can calculate various

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, compare files, or shred files. HxD is distributed as

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and is available in multiple languages of which the English version is the first in the category of coding utilities on

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. The c't magazine has featured HxD in several issues and online-specials.

Features

* Disk editor (both Windows 9x/NT and up) * Memory editor ** Data-folding to show/hide memory sections. * Data inspector ** Converts current data into many types, for editing and viewing *
Open source plugin-framework
to extend with new, custom type converters * Multiple files are presented using a mixture of

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and

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. * Large files up to 8 EiB can be loaded and edited. * Partial file loading for performance. * Search and replace for several data types (including Unicode-strings, floats and integers). * Calculation and checking of

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s and hashes. * File utility operations ** File shredder for safe file deletion. ** Splitting or concatenating of files. * File compare (only byte by byte) * Importing and exporting of hex files (

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, Motorola S-record) * Exporting of data to several formats ** Source code ( C, Pascal,

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, C#,

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) ** Formatted output (plain text,

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, RTF,

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) * Statistical view: Graphical representation of the character distribution. * Available in 32 and 64-bit (including memory editor)

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Review on PC World
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hxd Hex editors Programming tools for Windows Pascal (programming language) software

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