File Hex Viewer

File Hex Viewer: Inspect the first bytes of a local file as hexadecimal and printable ASCII without uploading it.

File Hex Viewer

File Hex Viewer: Choose a local file and select how many initial bytes to inspect (128, 512, 1,024 or 4,096). Read hexadecimal bytes beside printable ASCII characters.

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How to use File Hex Viewer

Choose a local file and select how many initial bytes to inspect (128, 512, 1,024 or 4,096). Read hexadecimal bytes beside printable ASCII characters.

Example

A PDF may start with the bytes 25 50 44 46 2d, which correspond to %PDF-.

What to know

This is a read-only preview of the beginning of the file, not an editor. Nonprintable bytes appear as dots and the rest of the file is not loaded.