WinHex X-Ways Software Technology AG
winget install --id=X-Ways.WinHex -e WinHex is in its core a universal hexadecimal editor, particularly helpful in the realm of computer forensics, data recovery, low-level data processing, and IT security. An advanced tool for everyday and emergency use: inspect and edit all kinds of files, recover deleted files or lost data from hard drives with corrupt file systems or from digital camera cards. Features depend on the license type (license type comparison), among them: - Disk editor for hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROM & DVD, ZIP, Smart Media, Compact Flash, ... - Native support for FAT12/16/32, exFAT, NTFS, Ext2/3/4, Next3®, CDFS, UDF - Built-in interpretation of RAID systems and dynamic disks - Various data recovery techniques - RAM editor, providing access to physical RAM and other processes' virtual memory - Data interpreter, knowing 20 data types - Editing data structures using templates (e.g. to repair partition table/boot sector) - Concatenating and splitting files, unifying and dividing odd and even bytes/words - Analyzing and comparing files - Particularly flexible search and replace functions - Disk cloning (under DOS with X-Ways Replica) - Drive images & backups (optionally compressed or split into 650 MB archives) - Simple scripting - 256-bit AES encryption, checksums, CRC32, hashes (MD5, SHA-1, ...) - Erase (wipe) confidential files securely, hard drive cleansing to protect your privacy - Import all clipboard formats, incl. ASCII hex values - Convert between binary, hex ASCII, Intel Hex, and Motorola S - Character sets: ANSI ASCII, IBM ASCII, EBCDIC, (Unicode) - Instant window switching. Printing. Random-number generator. - Supports files of any size. Very fast. Easy to use. Extensive program help.
WinHex is a universal hexadecimal editor designed for low-level data processing, computer forensics, data recovery, and IT security. As an advanced tool, it enables users to inspect and edit files at the byte level, recover deleted data from storage devices, and perform forensic analysis on disks with corrupt file systems.
Key features include native support for major file systems (FAT12/16/32, exFAT, NTFS, Ext2/3/4), a disk editor capable of handling hard drives, CDs, memory cards, and other storage media, built-in interpretation of RAID configurations, and dynamic disk management. The software also offers various data recovery techniques, a RAM editor for accessing physical memory and virtual processes, and a data interpreter supporting over 20 data types.