Is there any graphical Binary Diff tool for Mac OS X?

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Michael Stum picture Michael Stum · Oct 24, 2011 · Viewed 49.7k times · Source

Are there any Binary Diff tools for Mac OS X with a GUI? There are a gazillion text-based diff tools, but I need to compare two binary files. Essentially two Hex Editors with Dec/Hex View next to each other (the binary files are a custom file format, so not images or anything that has a more specialized diff tool)

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Stefan Schmidt picture Stefan Schmidt · Nov 6, 2012

I just discoverd Hex Fiend – love at first sight! Open both binary files then do File > Compare x and y or Shift+cmd+D

Hex Fiend

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