install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%

brew install --cask hex-fiend

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Hex editor focussing on speed

Project links

Commands and aliases

hexf

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for hex-fiend. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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
`hexf`	binary	Homebrew cask binary	hexf

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 version2.18.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/hexfiend/HexFiend

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/hexfiend/HexFiendnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	cask:hex-fiend
Version	2.18.1
Package manager	Homebrew Cask
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/hex-fiend
Homepage	https://hexfiend.com/
Repository	https://github.com/hexfiend/HexFiend
Upstream docs	https://hexfiend.com/
Source archive	https://github.com/hexfiend/HexFiend/releases/download/v2.18.1/Hex_Fiend_2.18.1.dmg
SHA-256	837041623a21eaae59b9b6c0bb7f75533938ab96580861ee7e276bb926e0e076
Bottle	not recorded
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew cask API
Tap	homebrew/cask
Full Token	hex-fiend
Names	Hex Fiend
Artifacts	App 1 Binary 1 Target 2 Zap 1
Auto Updates	yes
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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