install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dz6

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id mentebinaria.dz6 -e

Windows Package Manager source index · mentebinaria.dz6 · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Fast Vim-inspired TUI hex editor

Project links

Commands and aliases

dz6

history

Project history and usage

dz6 is a young Rust terminal hex editor aimed at people who want a Vim-like workflow for binary inspection and editing. Its public repository was created in November 2025, and the project presents itself as a fast, cross-platform, open source TUI hex editor.

Project history

The project comes from Mente Binaria, a reverse-engineering/security education group, which fits the README's focus on file inspection, forensics, malware analysis, string filtering, offset navigation, comments, bookmarks, and a calculator inside the hex editor.

The tool's project history is still short: GitHub metadata shows the repository was created on 2025-11-15, and the README documents early packaging through Cargo, AUR, FreeBSD packages, WinGet, and GitHub releases.

Adoption history

Adoption is early but visible in package-manager culture: the README advertises installation through Cargo, Arch AUR, FreeBSD pkg, WinGet, and binary releases, while the repository had 175 GitHub stars and 15 forks when checked through the GitHub API on 2026-06-30.

How it is used

dz6 is used from the terminal as `dz6 [OPTIONS] <FILE>`, with optional initial offset and read-only mode. Its usage niche is binary triage and editing with keyboard-driven navigation, hex or ASCII editing, string search, bookmarks, comments, and Vim-style movement.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, dz6 is notable as a modern Rust/TUI entry in the old hex-editor category: small executable surface, cross-platform packaging, and command-line ergonomics tuned for reverse-engineering workflows rather than a GUI-first editor.

Timeline

2025-11-15: Public GitHub repository created.
2026: README documents Cargo, AUR, FreeBSD, WinGet, and release-package installation paths.

Related projects

Related tools include classic hex editors and binary-analysis utilities; dz6 differentiates itself through terminal UI, Vim-style keys, and reverse-engineering oriented tags such as ELF, PE-file, malware-analysis, and forensics.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dz6. Nucleus 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.
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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dz6`	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 generated2026-07-25

manager version0.7.0

manager updated2026-06-01

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.7.0

https://github.com/mentebinaria/dz6

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dz6
Version	0.7.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dz6
Homepage	https://dz6.dev.br
Repository	https://github.com/mentebinaria/dz6
Upstream docs	https://dz6.dev.br
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/mentebinaria/dz6/archive/refs/tags/v0.7.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-01T22:50:39Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	dz6
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

winget95%

mentebinaria.dz6

winget install --id mentebinaria.dz6 -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dz6

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: mentebinaria.dz6 from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dz6.yml

Used sources

Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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