Best HxD Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from hex editors ranked against HxD on the same published basis.
- 1HxD vs Hex Editor Neo
- 2HxD vs Hex Fiend
- 4HxD vs ImHex
- 5HxD vs REHex
- 6HxD vs wxHexEditor
- 7HxD vs BinEd
- 8HxD vs wxMEdit
- 9HxD vs Synalyze It!
- 10HxD vs 010 Editor
- 11HxD vs Hecate
- 12HxD vs dhex
- 13HxD vs GNU hexedit
- 14HxD vs Hextor
- 15HxD vs Bless
- 16HxD vs Hiew
- 17HxD vs GNOME Remote Desktop
- 18HxD vs HexEd.it
- 19HxD vs hexer
- 20HxD vs Okteta
- 21HxD vs WinHex
HxD alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hex Editor Neo | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 2 | Hex Fiend | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 4 | ImHex | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | REHex | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | wxHexEditor | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | BinEd | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | wxMEdit | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Synalyze It! | 5.5 | No | — | Mac |
| 10 | 010 Editor | 5.4 | No | $24.95/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Hecate | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | dhex | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 13 | GNU hexedit | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | Hextor | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 15 | Bless | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | Hiew | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | GNOME Remote Desktop | 5.0 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | HexEd.it | 5.0 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 19 | hexer | 5.0 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | Okteta | 5.0 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | WinHex | 5.0 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about HxD alternatives
What is the best alternative to HxD?
Hex Editor Neo, number 1 in hex editors with a score of 5.9 out of 10. The others here: Hex Fiend, ImHex, REHex and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to HxD?
Hex Editor Neo is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.