WinHex for Windows

Name: WinHex
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Stefan Fleischmann

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 25, 2026

WinHex is a versatile hexadecimal editor for data recovery, forensics, and IT security. It allows users to inspect, edit, and recover data from various storage media with advanced features.

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Pros
- Universal hexadecimal editor for diverse applications
- Supports multiple file systems including FAT, NTFS, Ext2/3
- Interprets RAID systems and dynamic disks
- RAM editor accesses physical and virtual memory
- Data interpreter recognizes 20 data types
Cons
- Editing data structures requires templates
- Does not explicitly mention support for newer file systems

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: July 13, 2015

Latest update: February 25, 2026

Version: 18.4

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows 2003
Windows 2000
Windows Server

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 358,504

Downloads Last Week: 5

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User Reviews

4.2/5

5 User Votes

Did not work.
bwebb5March 25, 2009
Pros
none, it didn't work
Cons
It didn't work
Summary
Did not recognize the miniDVD, saw good side but not bad side.
giancarlos
warritoOctober 13, 2008
Pros
editar mis programas
Cons
que es muy lento
Summary
Fantastic sector editor and file recovery program
ajcherMarch 15, 2008
Pros
I was delighted that WinHex was able to find my broken NTFS partition and recover all the files from it. It is also a very capable sector editor.
Cons
The trial version is somewhat limited; I had to purchase a license to rescue my files larger than 200KB - a bargin, all things considered. Perhaps I overlooked it, but it would have been great to find a feature that allowed a sector to be manually tagged as a partition table, and interpreted the contents, to save me from a lot of hex decoding by hand.
Summary
This software is a life saver ...
jamiesaariJanuary 24, 2006
Pros
I had important business files saved on a DVD that was corrupt. This program allowed me to save these files after trying dozens of other recovery attempts! Great product!
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your product is so good.
rinkutomarMay 12, 2005
Pros
i think your product is so good for i.t. professionals.
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Developer’s Description

By Stefan Fleischmann

Provide data recovery tool, hex, disk, and RAM editor.

WinHex is a universal hexadecimal editor, particularly helpful in the realm of computer forensics, data recovery, low-level data processing, and IT security. An advanced tool for everyday and emergency use: inspect and edit all kinds of files, recover deleted files or lost data from hard drives with corrupt file systems or from digital camera cards.

Some features include: Disk editor for hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROM, DVD, ZIP, Smart Media, and Compact Flash; Native support for FAT, NTFS, Ext2/3, ReiserFS, CDFS, UDF; Built-in interpretation of RAID systems and dynamic disks; RAM editor, providing access to physical RAM and other processes' virtual memory; Data interpreter, knowing 20 data types; Editing data structures using templates (repair partition table/boot sector); Concatenating and splitting files, unifying and dividing odd and even bytes or words; Analyzing and comparing files.

WinHex for Windows

Editors’ Review

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