Extension: NetBeans Plugin

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

Editor screenshot

Downloads

Release	Stable	Development
NetBeans Platform Plugin	ide 0.2.7 [2025-09-09] platform 0.2.7 [2025-09-09]	ide 0.2.7 [2025-08-21]

Requirements

Any system supporting / with installed Java JDK 8 or newer.

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

Published

Module Website
NetBeans Plugins Portal
Old Plugins Portal

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