# solemnwarning/rehex

Reverse Engineers' Hex Editor

Repository: https://github.com/solemnwarning/rehex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rehex
Homepage: https://rehex.solemnwarning.net/
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-07-23T11:46:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3177, "days_push": 41, "days_rel": 151, "gap_med": 66.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2476, forks 130 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:55.062604+00:00)

## What it is
Rehex is a cross-platform hex editor designed for reverse engineering binary files, with features like large file support, inline disassembly, binary templates, and Lua scripting. It runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, and BSD.

## Use cases
- inspect and edit binary files in hex
- reverse engineer file formats and firmware
- disassemble machine code inline
- compare two binary files side by side
- annotate byte ranges with comments and highlights
- decode integer and float values from raw bytes
- script binary analysis tasks with Lua
- apply binary templates to auto-annotate structures

## When to choose
- you need a GUI hex editor for reverse engineering on Windows, Linux, or macOS
- you work with very large (1TB+) binary files
- you want binary templates, disassembly, and scripting in one tool
- you need Intel HEX import/export or checksumming

## When to avoid
- you only need a lightweight CLI hex dump tool like xxd or hexdump
- you need a full disassembler/decompiler like Ghidra or IDA
- you require plugin ecosystems beyond Lua scripting

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, reverse-engineering, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: reverse-engineering, developer-tools, security, cross-platform
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform
- tags: hex-editor, binary-analysis, disassembly, lua-scripting, binary-templates, file-diff, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- solemnwarning/rehex (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.062604+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:28:22.313358+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/solemnwarning/rehex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.062604+00:00, sha 3553c7f4c3ab)
  - homepage: https://rehex.solemnwarning.net/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:19.955172+00:00, sha 6d84f8b63677)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.