十六进制，或二进制，或binary editor, or hex editor，对多数人都是偶尔一用。如果购买了Ultraedit，就不用再找额外工具了。不过，有些专门的hex editor，本身免费又小巧，倒也可一试。
　　XVI32，就是这样一款免费软件，但是在国内知名度并不高。如果搜一下，中文结果很少有直接介绍它的，倒是用它修改摩托手机的文章不少。XVI32的名字来自罗马数字，look，16的罗马字母大写就是XVI！
　　它完全绿色，作者在官方主页上说，“它不向注册表写任何内容”，当然，也无需安装，解压即可。解压包仅430KB，可谓非常小巧，而功能超群。
　　作者说，“甚至微软的人也在用它”，并且有文为证 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835840/EN-GB/ 此文中提到用hex editor恢复office文件时，文章作者高度称赞了XVI32.
　　它的脚本功能很强（不过，xbeta并未用过，呵呵）

　　主页：
 http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvimain.htm
　　
　　下载：当前版本是2.51，http://www.handshake.de/user/chmaas/delphi/download/xvi32.zip

　　主窗口界面如下：http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvimain.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvipro.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

XVI32 provides progress indication in percent for most operations. The progress window allows also to abort nearly all operations, e.g. reading/writing files, search, replace, print...

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviins.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

This example shows how to insert the string abc 100 times.

XVI32: Find or Count Strings

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvifind.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

This dialog is used for find/count occurences of text or hex strings. In the above example, the "Text -> Hex" button was used to convert the text "Borland" into the corresponding hex string "42 6F 72 6C 61 6E 64".

XVI32: Replace Text or Hex String

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvirep.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

This converts a DOS file into UNIX file format. The most recently used text and hex strings for both find and replace input fields are saved in XVI32.INI file.

XVI32: Character Conversion

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviconv.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

Character conversion is performed using self-defined character tables. In the above example, character $C0 will be converted to $9C. Each table can be stored in a XCT file to reload it later.

XVI32: Go To Address

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvigoto.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

Enter a decimal or hexadecimal address and go absolute or relative up/down.

XVI32: Encode and Decode Numbers

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviencod.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

Left: Decode a number. Right: Encode a number.

XVI32: Bit Manipulation

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvibit.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

XVI32 allows to view or set the bits at the current address.

XVI32: Options

　

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviopt1.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />	Here you set general options.
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http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviopt2.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />	These settings determine the appearance of XVI32. The number of rows and columns can be changed by resizing the main form, too.
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http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviopt3.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />	Here you define which byte order is used for coding and decoding numbers as well as what information is shown in the data inspector.
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http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviopt4.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />	Here you can create or remove a shortcut link for XVI32 in SendTo folder. This link enables you to right-click on any file in Windows Explorer and choose Send It There -> XVI32 to open it with XVI32. Please note that under Windows

XVI32: Printing

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviprint.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

XVI32: Print Preview

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviprev1.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviprev2.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

XVI32: XVIscript interpreter

　

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviscr1.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xviscr2.gifeditor" TITLE="xvi32:免费的hex editor" />

The built-in XVIscript interpreter is a powerful feature to autom