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Febooti Hex Editor history—detailed information about minor and major versions.

Version 3.7

September 25, 2015

Fixed

  • Hex Editor now works and is fully compatible with Windows 10, both 32 and 64-bit versions.

Version 3.0.1

July 18, 2011

Improved

  • Installer is now digitally signed with Authenticode which allows verifying the code integrity upon installation of the software.

Version 3.0

November 11, 2009

New

  • Full Unicode support for path and file names.
  • Option to modify value in binary mode by editing current value on bit level.
  • Bookmark feature that allows marking particular addresses in a file. Up to 10 global (non file-specific) bookmarks available.

Changed

  • Installer includes both x86 and x64 versions in a single (.exe or .zip) setup file. Separate 32 and 64-bit versions are still available as .msi installers.
  • Hex Editor now requires Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher.
  • Context menu rearranged for easier use.

Improved

  • Option that allows expanding the Hex Editor working area to the whole property page.
  • Search now supports finding both the next and the previous value.
  • New keyboard shortcuts. Most commands now are accessible via keyboard shortcuts.
  • The font for User Interface was replaced with a more modern one, for a better appearance.
  • Added a High DPI support for Windows 7 making the Hex Editor DPI-aware.
  • High DPI images in Hex Editor footer.
  • Minor visual improvements.

Fixed

  • Changing a working area size while all file contents were selected led to the cursor permanently staying as an artifact on the bottom of the Hex Editor working area.
  • A minor resource leaking bug.

Version 2.1

November 8, 2008

Improved

  • Search feature looks for a specified value both in hexadecimal and ascii modes simultaneously.
  • Added extra large icons.
  • Graphical User Interface tweaks.

Fixed

  • Deleting with Backspace or Del button corrupted the last byte of a file in most cases.
  • Search bug that returned more values than specified by a user.
  • Graphical User Interface minor fixes.

Version 2.0

October 2, 2006

New

  • Hex Editor for Windows x64 version available.
  • An introductory tutorial included.
  • Expand the working area by pressing F11 while in the editing field.
  • Copy file contents as it is displayed in Hex Editor.
  • Copy address range of the selected data.

Changed

  • Characters with a decimal value below 32 are displayed as space in the ASCII column.
  • Different letters assigned to context menu keyboard shortcuts for more convenience.
  • Windows 95 is no longer supported.

Fixed

  • Administrator registry access rights are no longer necessary.
  • When a folder was selected, the Hex Editor sometimes displayed an Access Denied error message.
  • Minor bugs.

Version 1.0

November 24, 2004

Features

  • A simple interface.
  • Supports standard commands (cut, copy, paste, delete) and selection.
  • Search both within HEX and ASCII content.
  • Supports files up to 2GB.
  • Keyboard shortcuts.

Universally available

Our software solutions work smoothly on all modern 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows versions: Windows 10 · Windows 11 · Server 2012 & 2012 R2 · Server 2016 · Server 2019 · Server 2022.

Older Windows versions (such as Windows 8 and Server 2008) are not "officially" supported but should still work remarkably well. The underlying architecture of Windows is evolving and our apps are crafted to be backward and forward compatible.