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GNOME hex editor. Version 50.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.

Install command Security notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ghex

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install ghex

MacPorts ports tree · gnome/ghex/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add ghex

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ghex · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install ghex

Debian stable package indexes · ghex · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install ghex

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ghex · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ghex

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gh/ghex/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S ghex

Arch Linux sync databases · ghex · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install ghex

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ghex · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

GNOME hex editor

Project links

Commands and aliases

ghex

history

Project history and usage

GHex is GNOME's graphical hex editor, used for inspecting and editing raw binary data with paired hexadecimal and ASCII views.

Project history

The GNOME repository README names Jaka Mocnik as the original author and notes that the project has been maintained by various individuals under the GPLv2-or-later license. The DOAP metadata describes it as a GNOME application written in C, with source, issues, and releases hosted in GNOME infrastructure.

Adoption history

GHex occupies a small but durable role in the GNOME desktop ecosystem: it is not a core GNOME application, but the README identifies it as part of the GNOME Extra Apps family. Its release notes show ongoing translation updates, GTK and libadwaita porting work, and maintenance of the libgtkhex library API.

How it is used

Practitioners use GHex when they need a desktop-oriented view of raw data rather than a terminal hex dump. The application loads binary files, displays bytes and ASCII side by side, supports editing, and shares libgtkhex for applications that need the hex widget.

Why package nerds care

For desktop packagers, GHex is a classic GNOME utility with both an application and a reusable library surface. Its NEWS file tracks GNOME-cycle versioning, translations, AppStream data, D-Bus integration, documentation generation, and GTK stack changes that downstream distributions care about.

Timeline

2018: The GNOME GitLab project record was created.
2024: GHex 46.0 included libgtkhex 4.8.0.
2026: GHex 50.0 included libgtkhex 4.12.0.

Related projects

GHex is related to GNOME Extra Apps, GTK, libadwaita, and the libgtkhex library produced from the same source tree.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ghex. 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.
Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 6 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
`ghex`	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 generated2026-07-08

manager version50.2

manager updated2026-07-07

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghexnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ghex
Version	50.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ghex
Homepage	https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex
Repository	https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/ghex
Upstream docs	https://help.gnome.org/users/ghex/stable
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://download.gnome.org/sources/ghex/50/ghex-50.2.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-07-07T14:59:00Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	cairo, gettext, glib, gtk4, hicolor-icon-theme, libadwaita, pango
Build dependencies	desktop-file-utils, gettext, itstool, meson, ninja, pkgconf
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	ghex
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.

Debian apt95%

ghex 46.2-2

GNOME Hex editor for files

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex

sudo apt install ghex

Section: gnome
Architecture: amd64
10 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ghex from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libgtkhex-4-1 46.2-2

GNOME Hex editor for files (shared library)

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex

sudo apt install libgtkhex-4-1

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ghex
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgtkhex-4-1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libgtkhex-4-dev 46.2-2

GNOME Hex editor for files (development headers)

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex

sudo apt install libgtkhex-4-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ghex
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgtkhex-4-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

ghex

nix profile install nixpkgs#ghex

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gh/ghex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

ghex 46.0-1build1

GNOME Hex editor for files

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex

sudo apt install ghex

Section: universe/gnome
Architecture: amd64
10 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ghex from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libgtkhex-4-1 46.0-1build1

GNOME Hex editor for files (shared library)

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex

sudo apt install libgtkhex-4-1

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ghex
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgtkhex-4-1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libgtkhex-4-dev 46.0-1build1

GNOME Hex editor for files (development headers)

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex

sudo apt install libgtkhex-4-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ghex
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgtkhex-4-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

ghex 50.2-r0

A hex editor for GNOME

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/ghex

sudo apk add ghex

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ghex
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ghex from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ghex-dev 50.2-r0

A hex editor for GNOME (development files)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/ghex

sudo apk add ghex-dev

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ghex
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ghex-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ghex-doc 50.2-r0

A hex editor for GNOME (documentation)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/ghex

sudo apk add ghex-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ghex
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ghex-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ghex-lang 50.2-r0

Languages for package ghex

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/ghex

sudo apk add ghex-lang

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ghex
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ghex-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

ghex 50.2-1.fc45

Binary editor for GNOME

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/ghex

sudo dnf install ghex

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later AND CC-BY-SA-4.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ghex
12 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghex from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghex-devel 50.2-1.fc45

Development files for ghex

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/ghex

sudo dnf install ghex-devel

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later AND CC-BY-SA-4.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: ghex
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghex-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghex-libs 50.2-1.fc45

GtkHex library

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/ghex

sudo dnf install ghex-libs

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later AND CC-BY-SA-4.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: ghex
9 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghex-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

ghex 50.2-1

Hex editor for the GNOME desktop

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex

sudo pacman -S ghex

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
8 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ghex from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

ghex 50.2-1.1

GNOME Binary Editor

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ghex

sudo zypper install ghex

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Development/Tools/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ghex
10 dependencies
5 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghex

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ghex from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/ghex.yml

Used sources

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Nucleus package database
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