sharkdp/binocle

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1317 stars · 42 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Binocle is a graphical tool that visualizes binary data by colorizing bytes according to configurable rules and rendering them as pixels in a rectangular grid. It helps users identify interesting regions in large files, such as embedded images, code sections, or data structures.

Use cases

• visualize binary data of a large file
• find embedded images inside a binary
• analyze a memory dump visually
• inspect ELF binary structure graphically
• explore file offsets and byte patterns with adjustable stride and width
• reverse engineer unknown file formats

When to choose

• you need a quick visual overview of a binary file's structure
• you are doing reverse engineering and want to spot image-like or structured regions
• you want a lightweight GUI alternative to hex editors for pattern discovery

When to avoid

• you need to edit or patch binary bytes rather than just visualize them
• you require scripted or automated binary analysis instead of interactive exploration
• you need full disassembly or decompilation features

Facets

application · maturity stable

graphics data-visualization reverse-engineering reverse-engineering data-visualization security developer-tools windows cross-platform binary-analysis hex-visualization gui rust linux macos

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