HxD is a freeware hex editor and disk editor with advanced features for editing files, memory, and disks.
Checked October 2026.
HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor which, in addition to raw disk editing and modifying main memory (RAM), handles files of any size. The easy-to-use interface offers features such as searching and replacing, exporting, checksums/digests, insertion of byte patterns, a file shredder, concatenation or splitting of files, statistics, and more.
Editing works like in a text editor with a focus on simple and task-oriented operation, supporting undo and foldable memory sections.
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HxD is a product in the Incident Response category. It covers File Analysis and Binary Analysis.
HxD is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/.
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HxD is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.
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