Hex Workshop is a comprehensive hex editor that provides users with a robust set of tools for data analysis and manipulation. It is designed to facilitate the editing of binary files, allowing users to view and modify the underlying data in a hexadecimal format. It is particularly useful for developers, engineers, and data analysts who require precise control over file structures and data representations. It enables users to navigate complex data sets efficiently, making it an essential tool for various technical applications.

The functionality of Hex Workshop extends beyond simple editing. It also includes features such as data interpretation, checksum calculation, and file comparison. Users can leverage these capabilities to analyze file integrity, identify discrepancies, and ensure data accuracy. It supports a wide range of file formats, which enhances its versatility and makes it suitable for diverse projects.

Moreover, Hex Workshop is equipped with advanced search and replace functionalities, enabling users to locate specific data patterns quickly. This feature is particularly beneficial for tasks that involve large files or complex data structures, as it significantly reduces the time required for manual searches. Besides, it also includes a built-in viewer for various data types, such as images and text, which aids in the comprehensive analysis of files.

For viewing data information, the data inspector presents the properties of selected elements. Additionally, the compare tool is available for comparing two files and identifying differences. Advanced users can benefit from the resynchronizing compare feature, which provides detailed insights into data segments that may have been inserted or removed. It also offers tools geared toward advanced users, including an expression calculator that handles variables, conditionals, iterations, and arithmetic operations, as well as a base converter for swift conversion of data between decimal, hexadecimal, and binary formats.

Hex Workshop’s interface is customizable, allowing for specific color codes for text and backgrounds, and users can utilize preset toolbars for quick access to frequently used commands. The main window can display multiple files in a tabbed workspace or be arranged in tiled windows. For those who prefer keyboard shortcuts, it permits the definition of shortcuts for nearly all commands and menu items.

// Key Features //

Feature	Description
Basic Editing	Cut, Copy, Paste, Insert, Fill and Delete Hex ASCII, DOS, EBCDIC, Macintosh, Window, Unicode or custom character set filters Multilevel Undo and Redo Drag and Drop files onto Hex Workshop for quick editing Highlight hex and text sequences using Color Maps View modified bytes in user defined colors Select by offset/length or Select All Paste Special (any format on the clipboard) Insert File a file or replace selection with the contexts of a file Save a selection as a new file Select “Hex Edit” from Windows Right-Click Context Menu to view and edit files Context sensitive help View character distributions of a document or selection Copy document or selection as: C Source Array, Java Source Array, Hex String, HTML, RTF, Text, Base64 or UUEncoding View offsets and lengths in hex or decimal Integration with 3rd party applications User customizable keyboard shortcut key sequences for common operations
Sector Editing	Sector edit partitions or physical disks Copy sectors between disks and partitions Save Sector range to a file Restore Sector range from a file
Highly Customizable User Interface	Hex values can be grouped by 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 bytes Specify the bytes per line (1-128) or let Hex Workshop fit to window size User-definable font and character mapping Specify significant digits for floating point/double presentation Enable/Disable warnings and notification messages Workbook mode allows ability to switch between open documents quickly User-definable colors for the offset area, odd hex columns, even hex column, separators and text area Integrated color and border rectangle tagging for integration tools: Structure Viewer, Bookmarks, Data Inspector, Compare Results, Find Results and Color Maps
Find	Search using Hex Strings (including wildcards) Search using Text Strings (ASCII, Unicode or either; match or ignore case) Search using Bitmasks Search using 8 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit or 64 bit signed/unsigned values (Big Endian,Little Endian or either) Search using floating point values (Big Endian, Little Endian or either) Search using double precision floating point values (Big Endian, Little Endian oreither) Find All instances or instance by instance Search from top down or bottom up Find all strings within a document (ASCII, Uncode or Either) Find next or previous matching selection Find next or previous not matching selection Find across entire document, selection, or manually entered range Apply bookmarks or structures based on Find Results
Replace	Find and replace by Hex Strings, Text, Strings or values Pad text strings with nulls if the replacement string is shorter than the originalstring Replace All instances or instance by instance Replace from top down or bottom up Replace across entire document, selection, or manually entered range
Goto	Jump to specified address Jump to address relative to start of document Jump to address relative from end of document Jump to selected address Jump to current offset + selected address Jump to current offset – selected address Jump to last goto + selected address Jump to last goto – selected address Repeat last jump (relative from current offset) Jump backwards (relative from current offset)
Printing	Print and Print Preview Header and footer are highly customizable Page Setup allows configuration of: font, header, footer, margins and bytes per line
Bookmarks	View and edit data rendered as natural data type (byte, word, half float, double,string, Unicode string, time_t, time64_t, structure reference, etc.) Integrated with Structure Viewer Array support (add multiple bookmarks with single definition) Calculations supported for address, length, and count (array) definitions: +, -,*, /, %, &, |, ^, <<, >> Functions supported for address, length, and count (array) definitions: UByteAt(),UShortAt(), ULongAt(), UQuadAt, byteflip16(), byteflip32(), and byteflip64() Constants supported for address, length, and count (array) definitions: last (bookmark),start (first bookmark), arrayindex, filelength
Structure Viewer	View and edit data in its natural structure and form File format resembles C/C++ style structure definition Embedded, nested and reference other structures in your definitions Many atomic data types supported: char, wchar, byte, ubyte, word, uword, long, ulong,longlong, half float, float, double, OLE Date/Time, DOSTIME, DOSDATE, FILETIME, time_t,and time64_t Conditional structure elements (if and switch) Big Endian or Little Endian rendering Add floating structures that re-renders on caret position changes Add locked structures which stick to a document and offset Verify expected byte sequences in a document against the structure definition’s expectedvalues Integrated Functions enable automatic file format parsing and data manipulation
Compare	Use either a Simple or Resynchronizing binary compare Resynchronizing Compare color codes the differences Ability to specify Resync Window (how far to look for insert/delete) and match bytes(how many bytes must match) for resynchronizing compares Set starting comparison offset independently for source and target files Set comparison length independently for source and target files
Checksum Generation	Checksum either entire document or a selection 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, and 64-bit checksums (sum) CRC-16 CRC-16/CCITT CRC-32 Custom CRC-16 Custom CRC-32 MD2, MD4, MD5 SHA1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-160, RIPEMD-256, RIPEMD-320 Tiger Whirlpool View checksums and CRCs as 1s or 2s Complement
Data Visualizer	Includes 3 palettes and the ability to use user-defined palettes (Microsoft .PAL file format) Zoom visualizer width and height independently Automatic scaling to match editor view Displays editor selection Allows selection of data within the editor
Data Operations	Modify your data in-place using embedded operations Operations can be applied to a selection or an entire document Operations include: set floor value, set ceiling value, lower case, upper case, swap case, byte flip, block shift, ~, <<, >>, ~, |, &, +/-, +, -, *, /, %
Data Inspector	Interpret data at current caret position and edit that data as a more user-friendlysensible data type Big Endian or Little Endian byte ordering View and edit 8 bit signed/unsigned values View and edit 16 bit signed/unsigned values View and edit 32 bit signed/unsigned values View and edit 64 bit signed/unsigned values View and edit half float (16 bit), floats (32 bit) and double precision floats (64bit) View and edit DATE, DOS Date, DOS Time, FILETIME, time_t, and time64_t values View and edit binary representations
Expression Calc	Arithmetic operations: +, -, *, /, %, () Logical operations: ==, !=, ||, &&, <, <=, >, >= Bitwise operations: &, |, ^, <<, >>, ~ Arithmetic functions: min, max, byteflip16, byteflip32, byteflip64 Document functions: get/set caret position and selection, add structure, get documentsize, getValueAt, setValueAt, insertValueAt Conditional statements: if, switch Looping constructs: for, while Creation and manipulation of integer variables (signed/unsigned 8, 16, 32, and 64bit variations) Big Endian or Little Endian byte ordering Option to automatically place results on clipboard
Base Converter	Convert 8 bit, 16 bit, and 32 bit values between hex, decimal and binary
Hex Calculator	Hex/Decimal calculator supporting: +,-,*,/,|,&,^,<<,>>, ~
Import/Export	Import and Export 8, 16 or 32 bit Intel Hex Code Import and Export Motorola S19, S28 or S37 records Export as HTML Export as RTF Export as C source Export as Java source Export as Text Export as a Hex string Export as UUEncoding Export as Base64 Export Structure Views, Compare Results, Find Results, Bookmark Views, Checksum Results, and Character Distributions as Tabbed Text, CSV, RTF, XML, and HTML.
Plug-in API	C/C++ Plug-in API Allow data manipulation of active document Create new documents Generate checksums and digests Create and manipulate smart bookmarks Manipulate caret position and selection Progress and user-cancel support Integration with output window for logging Ability to auto-exec plug-ins on document open

// Edition Statement //

AppNee provides the Hex Workshop Professional Edition multilingual full installers and unlock patches for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit.

// Installation Notes //

for v6.8.0:

1. Download and install Hex Workshop
2. Copy the unlock patch to installation folder and apply it
3. Done

// Related Links //

• Hex Workshop Online Help

// Download URLs //

License	Version	Download	Size
Professional Edition	v6.8.0 Final		18.9 MB

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