# Install dz6 with Homebrew, winget Fast Vim-inspired TUI hex editor. Version 0.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01. Also installable with winget: winget install --id mentebinaria.dz6 -e. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dz6 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dz6 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id mentebinaria.dz6 -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: mentebinaria.dz6 from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dz6 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.0 - **Source summary:** Fast Vim-inspired TUI hex editor - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-01T22:50:39Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - dz6 (cli) - dz6 (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.7.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mentebinaria/dz6 - Upstream latest detected: v0.7.0 (current) ## 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] `, 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 Notes 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. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dz6 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - winget - mentebinaria.dz6: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: mentebinaria.dz6 from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bed/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editors, hex-editor. - [bvi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bvi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, hex-editor. - [dhex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dhex/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, hex-editor. - [cargo-features-manager](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-features-manager/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, tui. - [crates-tui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crates-tui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, tui. - [dex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dex/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editors. - [ed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ed/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editors. - [evil-helix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/evil-helix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, vim-keybindings. - [hexapoda](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hexapoda/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, editor, hex. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dz6.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dz6.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph