How do I see a bin file in a hex editor in Visual Studio Code?

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I have a bin file holding all my instruction cache and data cache for my Verilog project, and I want to see it as the Notepad++ hex editor shows its meaning, hex representation view. Is there a way to configure this?

Or maybe an extension that provides this functionality?

Asking for external links is off topic. Besides, it's easy to find [an extension for vscode that does what you want](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=slevesque.vscode-hexdump) — , Aug 11 '16 at 20:16
no i tried that extension and it doesnt let me see a .bin file also if you have a way to make it work without external extension it will be much better — bubismark, Aug 11 '16 at 20:27
You want https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=slevesque.vscode-hexdump — Benjamin Pasero, Aug 14 '16 at 17:28
10x but as i said before it translate string to hex format and not a bin file . also it cant process big files (6mb) — bubismark, Aug 14 '16 at 22:38

score 59 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 25 '19 at 12:40

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Install this extension: Hexdump for VSCode. It can display a specified file in hexadecimal.
Open the file/image/whatever you want to display in hex mode in Visual Studio Code, then press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + H. That's it.
Or press Ctrl + P then input Show hexdump from path to open a file in hex mode directly.

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answered May 16 '17 at 03:27

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Thanks for including the magic keys. I had already installed the extension, but had no idea how to activate it. – CrazyPyro Jul 02 '19 at 17:48
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hex dump is good, but it really suffers with larger files and does not allow editing. Is there anything like that? – bluppfisk Sep 25 '19 at 07:39
How do I copy the hex dump without getting stuff like line number and the preview to the right of the hex dump? – AMVaddictionist Jun 11 '20 at 11:25
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Hexdump is deprecated. They suggest using [Hex Editor](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.hexeditor) by microsoft. – Vanity Slug - codidact.com Jul 11 '22 at 14:19
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this extension is deprecated. Use Hex Editor of VS Code. – IndustProg Jan 07 '23 at 10:06

score 58 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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VSCode 1.46 (May 2020) will have its own native Hex Editor extension:

Hex Editor

With the custom editor API finalized with support for binary editors, we have developed a hex editor extension to provide a native hex editing experience.

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Unfortunately, this doesn't necessarily solve the problem of viewing a binary file as it doesn't work if the file isn't writable. – Jesper Matthiesen Nov 14 '22 at 12:58
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@JesperMatthiesen I did not realize that. A possible workaround would be to copy/duplicate the file, taking ownership and making that copy writable. – VonC Nov 14 '22 at 13:29

Ahmad Bader · Answer 3 · 2023-01-22T15:57:17.230

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Hexdump has been deprecated. The alternative right now is Hex Editor by Microsoft.

Hex Editor OR ext install ms-vscode.hexeditor

edited Jan 22 '23 at 15:57

answered Oct 31 '22 at 17:00

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How do I see a bin file in a hex editor in Visual Studio Code?

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