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Install hexhog with Homebrew

Hex viewer/editor. Version 0.1.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-12.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install hexhog

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Hex viewer/editor

Commands and aliases

  • hexhog

history

Project history and usage

hexhog is a Rust command-line hex viewer/editor focused on interactive file editing with configurable coloring.

Project history

The GitHub repository metadata places the project in 2025, and the README describes an early, focused feature set: opening a file, editing/deleting/inserting bytes, selecting and copy/pasting bytes, and a non-modal interface.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through cargo, AUR, and Homebrew. The batch metadata lists Homebrew packaging, and crates.io metadata records a published Rust crate.

How it is used

hexhog is used as an interactive terminal tool for inspecting and editing bytes in a file. Its README frames the workflow as direct file editing rather than as a dump converter.

Why package nerds care

The project is package-relevant as a young Rust entrant in the crowded hex-viewer/editor niche, with cargo as the natural upstream channel and Homebrew/AUR packaging giving it a wider install surface.

Timeline

  • 2025: GitHub repository metadata and the README copyright line place the project's public packaging era in 2025.
  • 2025: crates.io records the hexhog crate.
  • 2025-2026: README-documented packaging includes cargo, AUR, and Homebrew.

Related projects

  • Related projects include terminal hex tools such as hexyl, hexer, bvi, xxd, and graphical editors used for binary inspection.

Sources

  • GitHub README provides usage, feature, packaging, and configuration notes.
  • Homebrew formula metadata supports the Homebrew package identity.
  • crates.io metadata supports the Rust crate identity.

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 6 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
~/.config/hexhog/config.toml
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/hexhog/config.toml
Windows
%APPDATA%\hexhog\config.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
hexhogcliglobal 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version0.1.3
manager updated2026-09-12
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.1.3

https://github.com/DVDTSB/hexhog

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:hexhog
Version0.1.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/hexhog
Homepagehttps://github.com/DVDTSB/hexhog
Repositoryhttps://github.com/DVDTSB/hexhog
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/DVDTSB/hexhog/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.3.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-12T03:46:51Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namehexhog
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

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

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • hexylShares pkgdb curated category or tags: binary-files, cli, developer-tools, hex-viewer.
  • hexerShares pkgdb curated category or tags: binary-files, cli, developer-tools, hex-editor.
  • hyxShares pkgdb curated category or tags: binary-files, cli, developer-tools, hex-editor.
  • hexeditShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, hex-editor.
  • ghexShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, hex-editor.
  • vbindiffShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, hex-viewer.

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

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation