# Install heksa with Homebrew CLI hex dumper with colors. Version 1.14.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:heksa ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install heksa ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:heksa - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.14.0 - **Source summary:** CLI hex dumper with colors - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - heksa (cli) - heksa (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 1.14.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/raspi/heksa - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://pkg.so/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [tml](https://pkg.so/brew/tml/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go, terminal-colors. - [fzf](https://pkg.so/brew/fzf/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go. - [hugo](https://pkg.so/brew/hugo/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go. - [golangci-lint](https://pkg.so/brew/golangci-lint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go. - [k6](https://pkg.so/brew/k6/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go. - [shfmt](https://pkg.so/brew/shfmt/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go. - [overmind](https://pkg.so/brew/overmind/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go. - [grpcurl](https://pkg.so/brew/grpcurl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go. - [bed](https://pkg.so/brew/bed/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: binary, cli, developer, developer-tools, go. - [abi-dumper](https://pkg.so/brew/abi-dumper/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: binary, cli, developer, developer-tools, dump. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/heksa.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/heksa.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph