# Install hexer with Homebrew, apt, dnf, pacman Hex editor for the terminal with vi-like interface. Version 1.0.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:hexer ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install hexer ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install hexer ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: hexer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install hexer ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: hexer from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S hexer ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: hexer from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:hexer - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.7 - **Source summary:** Hex editor for the terminal with vi-like interface - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - hexer (cli) - hexer (alias) ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.7 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://devel.ringlet.net/editors/hexer/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage hexer is a terminal hex editor for Unix-like systems, positioned as a multi-buffer binary-file editor whose interface is intentionally close to vi/ex. ### Project history The project history reflected by the maintained homepage and changelog shows hexer as a traditional Unix terminal utility rather than a framework: it is distributed as source, documents POSIX-compatible environments as its portability target, and keeps its public interface centered on editing buffers displayed as hex dumps. The hosted project moved into a GitLab-centered maintenance model, with a project page, ReadTheDocs/MkDocs documentation, tarball downloads from the maintainer site, and release notes covering the 1.0.x maintenance series. ### Adoption history Package-manager metadata in the batch lists hexer in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, and Ubuntu, which fits its niche: a small terminal binary editor that Unix package sets can carry without a larger GUI stack. ### How it is used hexer is used when the user wants direct binary editing in a terminal, especially by people already comfortable with vi-like movement and command conventions. Its package identity is tied to hex editing, multiple buffers, undo, and a curses-style terminal workflow rather than to scripting or file conversion. ### Why package nerds care For package-maintainer culture, hexer is the sort of old-school utility that fills a precise gap beside tools such as xxd, od, bvi, and graphical hex editors: it is interactive, terminal-native, and small enough to be present in multiple Unix distributions. ### Timeline - 2015: Public GitLab project metadata records the hexer repository under the hexer namespace. - 2016: 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 appear in the maintained changelog. - 2018: 1.0.4 and 1.0.5 appear in the maintained changelog. - 2020: 1.0.6 appears in the maintained changelog. - 2025: 1.0.7 appears in the maintained changelog. ### Related projects - Related command-line binary inspection tools include xxd and od for dumps/conversion, bvi for vi-like binary editing, and newer color-oriented viewers such as hexyl. ### Sources - Homebrew formula metadata and the input package-manager map support the package-manager adoption notes. - Maintainer changelog provides the 1.0.x release timeline. - Maintainer homepage describes hexer as a multi-buffer binary editor for Unix-like systems with a vi/ex-like interface. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** hexer - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - hexer - 1.0.6-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: hexer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | interactive binary editor with a Vi-like interface | https://devel.ringlet.net/editors/hexer/ - Ubuntu apt - hexer - 1.0.6-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: hexer from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | interactive binary editor with a Vi-like interface | https://devel.ringlet.net/editors/hexer/ - dnf - hexer - 1.0.7-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: hexer from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Interactive binary editor | http://devel.ringlet.net/editors/hexer/ - pacman - hexer - 1.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: hexer from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Multi buffer editor for binary files with vi-like interface | https://devel.ringlet.net/editors/hexer/ ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [hyx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hyx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-files, cli, developer-tools, editor, hex-editor. - [hexhog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hexhog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-files, cli, developer-tools, editor, hex-editor. - [neovim](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neovim/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor, terminal. - [bvi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bvi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, hex-editor, terminal. - [code-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/code-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor. - [hexedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hexedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, hex-editor, terminal. - [ired](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ired/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, hex-editor, terminal. - [neovide](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neovide/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor. - [hexer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/hexer/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, hex, hexer. - [hexer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/hexer/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/hexer.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/hexer.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - 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