Hex Editor downloads statistics
By meanmail.dev (7 listings) · JetBrains Marketplace · Code Editing
A powerful Hex Editor for IntelliJ-based IDEs that allows you to view and edit any file as raw bytes. ✨ Now supports unlimited file sizes — from KB to GB+ with smooth...
Hex Editor has 43,581 recorded downloads on JetBrains Marketplace.
It ranks #1410 of 2,500 tracked JetBrains Marketplace listings by downloads.
It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 1 ratings
About Hex Editor
A powerful Hex Editor for IntelliJ-based IDEs that allows you to view and edit any file as raw bytes.
✨ Now supports unlimited file sizes — from KB to GB+ with smooth virtual scrolling!
Free Features
• 🚀 Unlimited file size — Handle GB+ files with smooth virtual scrolling (no memory limits) • 👁️ View files — Classic hex + ASCII layout (16 bytes per line) • 🔍 Hex + Text search — Find hex patterns with wildcards or text in ASCII/UTF-8 • ⚡ Fast search — Search 1 GB file in ~10 seconds with progress indicator and cancel button • 🔎 Search navigation — Press Ctrl+F to search, F3/Shift+F3 to navigate between matches • Strings — Extract ASCII, UTF-8 and UTF-16 LE/BE strings, filter strings, and navigate to their bytes. Cancel a scan at any time. • Bookmarks — Name and comment on byte ranges, see marks and highlights in the editor, and return to findings after reopening the project. • 📊 Data Inspector — View bytes as Int8/16/32/64, Float, UTF-8, etc. with Little/Big Endian toggle • 🎯 Go to Offset — Jump to any position (Ctrl+G / Cmd+G) with hex or decimal input • 📋 Copy As... — Export bytes as Hex String, C Array, Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, Base64 • 🎨 Synchronized highlighting — Hex and ASCII areas stay in sync when selecting • ⌨️ Full keyboard navigation — Arrow keys, Page Up/Down, Home/End, Shift+selection
Paid Features
• ✏️ Full editing — Edit hex values and ASCII characters directly in place • ⏪ Undo/Redo — 100 operations history (Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z) • ⌨️ Layout-independent input — Hex input works with any keyboard layout (Russian, German, etc.) • 💾 Auto-save — Changes saved automatically like standard editors • 🔄 External change detection — Conflict dialog when file modified on disk
Structure Viewer
Integrated with the IDE's Structure tool window — view the internal layout of binary files as a navigable tree.
• 10 built-in parsers — PNG, ZIP/JAR, Java .class, PE (exe/dll), ELF, Mach-O, PDF, WebAssembly (.wasm), ISO 9660, Windows Minidump (.dmp) • Click to navigate — Select any structure element to jump to its bytes and highlight the range • Color highlighting — Structural ranges are color-coded directly in the hex view • Free: Top-level structure overview (sections, headers, chunks) • Paid: Detailed view with all nested fields and attributes
Supported File Types
Built-in file types with icons:
• Executables & libraries: .exe, .dll, .so, .dylib, .obj, .o, .elf, .macho, .sys, .ocx, .scr, .wasm, .efi, .ko • Binary data & images: .bin, .iso, .img, .rom, .fw, .firmware, .dmp, .dump
Auto-detected as binary (also opens in hex editor): .class, .bundle, .jar, .war, .ear, .apk, .pyc, .pyo, .pyd, and any other binary file.
Usage
Right-click any file → "Open in Hex Editor"
Description from the JetBrains Marketplace listing.
- Code Editing
- Viewer
Where Hex Editor sits in the listing
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Charts
Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark
Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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Recent observations
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Data source
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Listing: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/28521-hex-editor. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.