itchyny/bed
Binary editor written in Go observed · 2026-10-17
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3117
- days_rel: 689
- days_push: 689
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1344 stars · 51 forks observed · 2026-10-17
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
bed is a fast, portable binary (hex) editor written in Go with a Vim-like interface that runs in the terminal. It supports editing large files, window splitting, text searching, and undo/redo.
Use cases
- edit binary files in the terminal
- hex editor with vim keybindings
- inspect and patch large binary files
- search text inside binary files
- edit bytes in hex and ascii views
When to choose
- you want a Vim-like hex editor that runs in a terminal
- you need to edit very large binary files quickly
- you want a portable, single-binary hex editor
When to avoid
- you need a GUI hex editor with rich visual analysis
- you need structured binary format parsing or templates
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
editor cli file-system developer-tools files windows cross-platform cli hex-editor binary-editing vim-like terminal go command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/itchyny/bed · fetched 2026-10-17 · 626edee74471
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| itchyny/bed | main | 23 |
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