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Install heksa with Homebrew
CLI hex dumper with colors. Version 1.14.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
CLI hex dumper with colors
Project links
Commands and aliases
- heksa
history
Project history and usage
heksa is a Go-based command-line hex dumper focused on colored terminal output and multiple simultaneous numeric views of binary data. Its history is thin but source-backed enough to identify it as a small developer utility rather than a larger platform.
Project history
The repository metadata records heksa's public GitHub project from December 2019. The README credits Pekka Jarvinen from 2019 onward and describes the tool as a hex file dumper with ANSI colors, configurable output formats, offsets, seek and limit handling, and stdin support.
Adoption history
heksa's adoption appears narrow: the input package facts list Homebrew packaging, and the upstream README includes packaging-status and release-download badges. That is enough to mark it as a packaged terminal utility, but not enough to claim broad ecosystem adoption.
How it is used
The CLI reads files or stdin and can display hex, decimal, octal, bits, ASCII, block visualizations, multiple offset formats, human-readable offsets, relative offsets after seeking, byte limits, and prefixed numeric inputs such as hexadecimal, octal, binary, SI, and IEC units.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, heksa is interesting as a modern replacement-adjacent tool for `hexdump` and `xxd`: single binary, cross-platform Go build, colorized byte classes, and convenience flags aimed at binary inspection and reverse-engineering workflows.
Timeline
- 2019: GitHub repository metadata records the heksa project.
- 2021: The README's embedded help text shows a 1.14.0 build date in May 2021.
- Package-manager era: The input package facts record Homebrew packaging.
Related projects
- heksa is related to traditional binary inspection tools such as `hexdump`, `xxd`, and `od`, while adding terminal color and convenience formatting for modern CLI workflows.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
heksa | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version1.14.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/raspi/heksa
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/raspi/heksanone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:heksa |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.14.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/heksa |
| Homepage | https://github.com/raspi/heksa |
| Repository | https://github.com/raspi/heksa |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/raspi/heksa.git |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | heksa |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation