* Insert, delete, rearrange. Hex Fiend is not limited to in-place changes like some hex editors.
* Work with huge files. Hex Fiend can handle as big a file as you're able to create. It's been tested on files as large as 118 GB.
* Small footprint. Hex Fiend does not need to keep your files in memory. You won't dread launching or working with Hex Fiend even on low-RAM machines.
* Fast. Open a huge file, scroll around, copy and paste, all instantly. Find what you're looking for with fast searching.
* Smart saving. Hex Fiend knows not to waste time overwriting the parts of your files that haven't changed.
* Data inspector. Interpret data as integer or floating point, signed or unsigned, big or little endian...
* Smooth scrolling. No separate pages - scroll like any text document.
* Insert, delete, rearrange. Hex Fiend is not limited to in-place changes like some hex editors.
* Work with huge files. Hex Fiend can handle as big a file as you're able to create. It's been tested on files as large as 118 GB.
* Small footprint. Hex Fiend does not need to keep your files in memory. You won't dread launching or working with Hex Fiend even on low-RAM machines.
* Fast. Open a huge file, scroll around, copy and paste, all instantly. Find what you're looking for with fast searching.
* Smart saving. Hex Fiend knows not to waste time overwriting the parts of your files that haven't changed.
* Data inspector. Interpret data as integer or floating point, signed or unsigned, big or little endian...
* Smooth scrolling. No separate pages - scroll like any text document.
To install HexFiend, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install HexFiend
To see what files were installed by HexFiend, run:
port contents HexFiend
To later upgrade HexFiend, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade HexFiend
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