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Graphical tool to visualize binary data. Version 0.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Graphical tool to visualize binary data
Project links
Commands and aliases
- binocle
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Project history and usage
binocle is a graphical binary-data visualizer that maps bytes to pixels so users can spot structure, image-like regions, and suspicious or interesting areas in large files.
Project history
The sharkdp/binocle repository was created in September 2021, with v0.1.0 released in October 2021. Its README explains the central idea: colorize bytes by rule and render them in a rectangular grid with controls for offset, stride, width, and colorization mode.
The README includes examples for ELF binaries, memory dumps, Doom assets, and perf samples, and explicitly lists related visual binary-analysis projects.
Adoption history
binocle is packaged beyond Cargo: the supplied package facts list Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch, and the README documents release binaries, a Debian package, Arch installation, and cargo install.
How it is used
Users open a file in the GUI, adjust offset, stride, grid width, and colorization parameters, and visually inspect regions that would be tedious to interpret from a plain hex dump.
Why package nerds care
binocle is interesting because it packages binary archaeology as a visual workflow. It does not replace readelf or objdump; it helps decide where to look before switching to lower-level tools.
Timeline
- 2021: GitHub repository is created.
- 2021: v0.1.0 release and crates.io publication.
- 2023: v0.3.2 release.
Related projects
- The README lists related work including binvis.io, cantor.dust, veles, and hobbits, alongside academic work on visual binary fragment types.
Sources
- GitHub API reports repository creation and releases.
- GitHub README documents purpose, operation model, installation, examples, and related work.
- crates.io API reports crate publication and latest crate version.
- input.source_facts.package-manager lists package-manager availability.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
binocle | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.3.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:binocle |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/sharkdp/binocle |
| Repository | https://github.com/sharkdp/binocle |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation