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“cleanshotx - scrolling screenshots is much more robust.”Evidence: r/macapps · Shottr vs CleanShot X in 2026. Which one are you actually sticking with?
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Hex Fiend for Mac
Hex Fiend is a fast, lean, and powerful hex editor built just for the Mac. - Insert, delete, rearrange. Hex Fiend does not limit you to in-place changes like some hex editors. - Work with huge files. Hex Fiend can handle as big a file as y…
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Hex Fiend version 2.15Mac App Store · macOS 10.11 or later
Add sectioncollapse command and -collapsed option to section command (thanks @ahelsley) Fix a crash on Apple Silicon (thanks @mredig) Left-align template errors and use a fixed width font (thanks @tbartelmess) Add sectionname command (thanks @fosterbrereton) Support symbolic links in the templates directory (thanks @fosterbrereton) Add include command (thanks @fosterbrereton) Add Data Inspector support for all integers sizes from 1 through 16 bytes (thanks @fosterbrereton) Add hf_min_version_required command (thanks @fosterbrereton)
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Hex Fiend
Hex Fiend is a fast, lean, and powerful hex editor built just for the Mac.
- Insert, delete, rearrange. Hex Fiend does not limit you to in-place changes like some hex editors.
- Work with huge files. Hex Fiend can handle as big a file as you’re able to create.
- Small footprint. Hex Fiend does not keep your files in memory. You won’t dread launching or working with Hex Fiend even on low-RAM machines.
- Fast. Open a huge file, scroll around, copy and paste, all instantly. Find what you’re looking for with fast searching.
- Binary diff. Hex Fiend can show the differences between files, taking into account insertions or deletions.
- Smart saving. Hex Fiend knows not to waste time overwriting the parts of your files that haven’t changed, and never needs temporary disk space.
What's New
Add sectioncollapse command and -collapsed option to section command (thanks @ahelsley) Fix a crash on Apple Silicon (thanks @mredig) Left-align template errors and use a fixed width font (thanks @tbartelmess) Add sectionname command (thanks @fosterbrereton) Support symbolic links in the templates directory (thanks @fosterbrereton) Add include command (thanks @fosterbrereton) Add Data Inspector support for all integers sizes from 1 through 16 bytes (thanks @fosterbrereton) Add hf_min_version_required command (thanks @fosterbrereton)
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