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wxHexEditor

wxHexEditor is a hex editor, available on Linux: data encryption. Old edition (2017).

Completely free
Linux
Open source
Old edition (2017)

Old edition: the latest known version (0.24) dates from 31 December 2017. It is no longer recommended as current software; the package date does not mean the software is still maintained.

Official website

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Geographic availability: No geographic restriction found in our sources; availability is not checked country by country.

Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub
License: GPL-2.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub
Publisher: Erdem U. Altinyurt
Latest version: 0.24 (31 December 2017)
Package republished on: 26 October 2024

Overview

wxHexEditor is a hex editor, available on Linux.

Old edition: the latest known version (0.24) dates from 2017; it is no longer presented as current software.

Features described in its Flathub listing: data encryption.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Advanced large file hex editor” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Directly edit XOR encrypted files” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

wxHexEditor is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

Weaknesses

Few recent updates

About

Directly edit and analyze large files. Advanced Features include: Editing very large files (bigger than RAM) Compare files Directly edit XOR encrypted files Colorized overlays

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 7 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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