ImHex explained

ImHex
Developer:	WerWolv
Latest Release Version:	1.35.4
Programming Language:	C++
Operating System:	Windows, macOS, Linux
Language:	English
Genre:	Hex editor
License:	GNU General Public License v2.0

ImHex is a free cross-platform hex editor available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.^[1]

ImHex is used by programmers and reverse engineers to view and analyze binary data.^[2]

History

The initial release of the project in November 2020, saw significant interest on GitHub.^[3]

Features

Features include:

• Hex editor
• Custom pattern matching and analysis scripting language
• Visual, node based data pre-processor
• Disassembler
• Running and visualizing of YARA rules
• Bookmarks
• Binary data diffing
• Additional Tools
  • MSVC, Itanium, D and Rust name demangler
  • ASCII table
  • Calculator
  • Base converter
  • File utilities
  • IEEE 754 floating point decoder
  • Division by invariant multiplication calculator

Support for:

• Data importing and exporting
• ASCII string, Unicode string, numeric, hexadecimal and regular expressions search
• Byte manipulation
• File hashing
• Plug-ins

See also

• Comparison of hex editors
• Reverse engineering

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-01-10 . ImHex: An Open Hex Editor For The Modern Hacker . 2023-01-29 . Hackaday . en-US.
2. Web site: Anónimo . ImHex - A Hex Editor For Reverse Engineers, Programmers And People That Value Their Eye Sight When Working At 3 AM. . 2023-01-29 . Hacking Land - Hack, Crack and Pentest . en.
3. Web site: Synced . 2020-12-08 . 'ImHex' Tops GitHub Trending Repos With 1600 Stars in 24 Hours! . 2023-01-29 . SyncedReview . en.