Xelitan Hex Editor

Manipulating and editing binary data is not for everyone, but if you are a programmer or a software developer, then you are surely familiar with hex editors. The Internet provides various choices when it comes to handling raw data, some simpler than others, some more feature-rich than others, some paid and some cost-free.

Focusing on simplicity and ease of use, Xelitan Hex Editor delivers a straightforward, free HEX editor for Windows with basic functionality, which might be a good starting point for anyone.

To begin with, you must load one or more files to work with and each will open up in a separate tab for you to analyze closely. Practically any file on your PC can be parsed using a HEX editor: photos, videos and other media files, documents, executable files, and so on. The file is analyzed, and the raw data is displayed almost instantly in Xelitan Hex Editor.

If you ever worked with a HEX editor before, then you probably are familiar with the way information is displayed in such an application. You get to explore the raw data content in hexadecimal view and freely edit each row. Unicode is supported.

It is worth mentioning that Xelitan Hex Editor comes with a collection of predefined FSF templates that you can use to parse different file structures, such as ZIP and ARJ archives or different types of images.

Unfortunately, the application does not come with any form of predefined operations, nor does it allow you to perform batch actions. You can, however, copy and paste text as HEX or text. The output can be exported as C, C# and Pascal arrays.

While not as comprehensive as its competitors, Xelitan Hex Editor does provide a basic HEX editor that allows you to freely edit raw data and parse different file structures. Overall, it is worth trying out if you are looking for an intuitive hex editor with no complex options and features.