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WerWolv/ImHex

🔍 A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineers, Programmers and people who value their retinas when working at 3 AM. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/WerWolv/ImHex · homepage · C++ · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

86/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 62
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 4
  • age_days: 2122
  • days_rel: 255
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 10

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

54573 stars · 2448 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

ImHex is a free, open-source hex editor built for reverse engineers, programmers, and security researchers. It offers binary analysis features like a custom pattern language, disassembler, and data analyzer across desktop platforms and the web.

Use cases

  • inspect and edit binary files in hex
  • reverse engineer file formats and protocols
  • analyze malware and forensic disk images
  • decode binary data structures with a pattern language
  • disassemble embedded firmware
  • patch game saves and ROMs

When to choose

  • you need a powerful, modern hex editor with scripting/pattern matching
  • you do reverse engineering, forensics, or binary analysis regularly
  • you want a cross-platform or browser-based hex editor

When to avoid

  • you only need simple text editing of files
  • you need a lightweight command-line-only binary tool

Facets

application · maturity active

reverse-engineering parser developer-tools gui reverse-engineering security developer-tools files windows cross-platform browser hex-editor binary-analysis pattern-language forensics disassembler dear-imgui linux macos

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
WerWolv/ImHexmain86

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="WerWolv/ImHex")

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