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WinHex

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#27 of 32
Score
5.6
WinHex's website

The facts below are what the maker publishes about WinHex, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From WinHex's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
WinHex Personal—Personal use only · additional licenses needed for additional computers · Price not stated on the opened page; base license, with updates included for at least 12 months.
WinHex Professional—Permitted in any environment · scripting and API · additional licenses needed for additional computers · Price not stated on the opened page; base license, with updates included for at least 12 months.
WinHex Specialist—Professional use · specialist features · additional licenses needed for additional computers · Price not stated on the opened page; base license, with updates included for at least 12 months.

The facts

Each one read from WinHex's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Disk editing
Its disk editor supports hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROM and DVD, ZIP, Smart Media, and CompactFlash media.checked 8 Oct 2026
Evaluation
The maker offers a downloadable evaluation version that a license code can convert into the full version; the opened page does not state a trial duration.checked 8 Oct 2026
File systems
The site lists native support for FAT12/16/32, exFAT, NTFS, Ext2/3/4, Next3, CDFS, and UDF.checked 8 Oct 2026
Forensic limitation
WinHex allows disk-sector editing, while the maker says the separate X-Ways Forensics product opens evidence media in read-only mode to prevent accidental alteration.checked 8 Oct 2026
Imaging and cloning
The product can create drive images and backups, and offers disk cloning under DOS with X-Ways Replica.checked 8 Oct 2026
License limits
WinHex requires additional licenses for installation on more than one computer, and updates are included for at least 12 months after a base license order.checked 8 Oct 2026
Portability
WinHex is described as a portable Windows application that can run from a USB stick or network drive without special installation.checked 8 Oct 2026
Privacy
X-Ways says its website does not use third-party marketing or advertiser cookies or third-party tracking elements.checked 8 Oct 2026
Purpose
WinHex is a universal hexadecimal editor used for computer forensics, data recovery, low-level data processing, and IT security.checked 8 Oct 2026
RAM and memory
WinHex includes a RAM editor that provides access to physical RAM and other processes’ virtual memory.checked 8 Oct 2026
Recovery and analysis
Listed features include data recovery techniques, file analysis and comparison, and flexible search and replace.checked 8 Oct 2026
Security features
The product page lists 256-bit AES encryption, checksums, CRC32, hashes, and secure erasure features.checked 8 Oct 2026
Support
The product page links to a user forum and says program help and the manual are fully available in English and German.checked 8 Oct 2026

The company

Founded
2002checked 28 Sep 2026
Headquarters
Bünde, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
Maker and headquarters
The maker is X-Ways Software Technology AG, which lists its legal headquarters in Bünde, Germany.checked 8 Oct 2026

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