hexed

Hexed.rs is a high performance, native hex editor written in rust.

It's optimised to provide a live view on large (10GB+) files, holding 60fps and avoiding a large memory footprint.

Features

• Hex Viewer: Displays file content in hex format alongside an ASCII representation.
• Optimized for Large Files: Uses efficient file handling techniques to load large files in chunks without consuming excessive memory.
• File Watcher: Monitors changes to the active file and updates the display accordingly.
• Cross-platform: Runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust (stable version recommended). You can install Rust via rustup.

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/hexed-rs.git
   cd hexed-rs

2. You have a few choices for running / installation.

Recommended: You can install using cargo:

cargo install --path .

You can also build manually, and then run the binary directly, or add it to your path

cargo build --release
./target/release/hexed

You can run the program without installing, using cargo run

cargo run --release

Running the Application

To run Hexed.rs, simply use the following command:

hexed --filename <path-to-file>

Note that you can omit the filename and use the file-picker to select the file at runtime.

Examples:

Base Hex View:

File Picker

To Do

• Read variable length data types
• Custom DSL for parsing your own data types
• Add a demo of the hot-reloading