BinEd - Binary / Hex Editor

Extension: NetBeans Plugin

Binary/hex editor plugin for NetBeans IDE and NetBeans Platform written in Java.

Downloads

Release	Stable	Development
NetBeans Platform Plugin	ide 0.2.5 [2023-11-28] platform 0.2.5 [2023-12-12]	ide 0.2.5 [2023-11-25]

IDE variant is tested with NetBeans IDE (supports debugging), platform variant can work with other applications created using NetBeans platform.

Published

Features

• Visualize data as numerical (hexadecimal) codes and text representation
• Codes can be also binary, octal or decimal
• Support for Unicode, UTF-8 and other charsets
• Insert and overwrite edit modes
• Searching for text / hexadecimal code with found matches highlighting
• Support for undo/redo
• Support for files with size up to exabytes
• Show debug variables as binary data

Installation

In Tools/Plugins in Available Plugins tab search for "bined" or in Downloaded tab "Add Plugins" if you want to install .nbm file.
Current version requires NetBeans 8.2 or newer.

Usage

• Use "Open as Binary" action in main "File" menu or in project files Tools context menu
• Use "View as Binary" action in context menu in variables/debug window
• Open file with extension "bin" or use Open As/Binary File (BinEd plugin)

Known Issues

• Editor can freeze with OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space if there is too many big modifications
• In delta mode files can be corrupted, if they are changed by other applications at the same time
• Memory leaks

Source Codes

GitHub Repository
exbin/bined-netbeans-plugin