Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Hexel Editor
Native macOS hex editor with a brain for file formats
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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HextEdit is a fast, native hex editor for macOS. View and edit the raw bytes of any file, inspect binary data with the byte inspector, and search large files without waiting.
2021 · hextedit.app · its alternatives →
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After having cycled through various CLI-based todo apps, I started to realise that I actually don’t need a tool at all for managing my todos. Most of the time, my use cases are quite simple, like viewing my todo items, checking them off, or adding a new one. Rather than having to memorise CLI commands for these interactions (which I’m not super good at), I figured that it’s easier for me to use my text editor directly, and have an editor plugin help me with the visual structure and some convenience functionality. So, kind-of similar to Emacs Org Mode, but without having to use Emacs. I…
2022 · its alternatives →
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LocaleX▲106Localize your apps with AI-powered auto translation
Dec 2025 · karakusapp.github.io · its alternatives →
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NoteTabs▲129Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →
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Terminal based bit manipulator in ncurses. Contribute to mellowcandle/bitwise development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A free, open-source Markdown editor for macOS with customizable appearance profiles, optional Vim keys, and local writing corrections.
Aug 2026 · writemd.app · its alternatives →
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Free editor for translations in portable object files
2021 · pofile.net · its alternatives →
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Hi, HN. Gui, Lucis, and the deco.cx team here — we're a bunch of Brazilians building an open-source, all-in-one web editor for the modern TypeScript dev. Check out our GitHub at https://github.com/deco-cx/deco and discover more at our site https://deco.cx/. We built frontend tools at a hyper-growth e-commerce platform for 9 years. Deco.cx is the thing that we wish existed when we were managing hundreds of enterprise-grade React-based websites. The gist is: JSX, HTMX, TypeScript, Tailwind and Deno. All visually editable in a beautiful, collaborative,…
2024 · deco.cx · its alternatives →
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I recently released version 1.4 of Notepad.exe, my editor built for macOS. The goal of the app is to let you prototype ideas in Swift or Python with minimal setup - write code, hit Run, skip project scaffolding. This release adds support for a Linux runtime/subsystem, so you can write on macOS and execute snippets in a Linux environment. I’d love to hear any feedback or answer any questions: would a tool like this fit your workflow? What friction remains?
2025 · notepadexe.com · its alternatives →
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Caxton▲5A native macOS editor for 10GB logs and 2M-row CSVs. Memory-mapped, fully indexed, no Electron.
Jul 2026 · caxton.app · its alternatives →
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Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRFOWNpb3U4 Imagine having the CMD+K functionality of Cursor.sh but instead of code you edit natural language. *Introducing Fixkey:* - Native Swift macOS app (no Electron) - Keyboard-centric - Select common prompts with keyboard shortcuts - Press one shortcut to select and fix the current paragraph - Create custom prompts just in time - Works in every application on macOS (Apple Notes, Obsidian, Notion, Gmail, Slack…) - Support for local running models (Beta) *Why not using Grammarly?:* I always feel that traditional grammar correction…
2024 · fixkey.ai · its alternatives →
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3.4 MB Excalidraw for MacOS. Swift native light & fast - zpphxd/whitespace
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A powerful Notepad++ inspired text & source code editor for macOS and Web. 73+ languages with Compile & Run, Git integration, AI assistant, hex editor, shortcut presets, terminal, plugins. Built with React, Monaco, TypeScript. - sergioadevita/notemac-plus-plus
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Wrapper around Apple's macOS sandbox-exec tool, which usually sandboxes native apps. It is "allow-first" i.e. it will not overprotect everything, just crucial information and therefore allows most tools to run without issues. Limiting is done using a .gitignore like file schema. Further TOML config options available. I built it because Docker sandboxing requires config and planning. Build in sandboxing of AI tools instead is limited to the very tools themselves, instead I wanted to have a simple cage around Claude running inside VSCode. Also needed to protect files inside a folder like…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A native macOS app for the 7-Zip archiving utility. - AkshayKalose/789-Zip
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Reproducing images using hex values. Contribute to sacert/Hex development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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hi everybody, I’ve been working on this harness that is all native Swift for macOS. It’s fully featured with every feature i could find in cline, codex, and claude code. There is all swift command line too It’s taking me a long, long time, a few months to build this, and it’s fully open source Apache 2 licensed. Hoping people fork this and make many branches I’m looking for people who want to work on something that has much lower memory usage and much more potential to be just more efficient. Every other single harness has is written in using electron, so this harness is really unique in…
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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