When comparing 0xED vs iBored, the Slant community recommends 0xED for most people. In the question“What are the best hex editors for Mac?” 0xED is ranked 1st while iBored is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose 0xED is:
Fast editing of large files. Instant opening of files of any size. Remains responsive with 1 million+ edits.
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Pros
Pro Responsive
Fast editing of large files. Instant opening of files of any size. Remains responsive with 1 million+ edits.
Pro Free
iBored doesn't cost anything.
Pro Supports HFS, FAT, APFS and more disk structures
Uses an extensible templates system to view structures of common disk and volume formats.
Pro Disk editor
iBored is one of the few disk editors on the Mac.
Pro Remote operation
Can be used to remotely assist in viewing and repairing disks over the internet: iBored has to be started on both computers, and then one can connect to the other and view and modify its data (after getting permissions from the target side).
Pro Also available for Windows and Linux
Cons
Con Current version 1.14 crashes
Crashes on macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
Con No longer updated
The website states that the app is no longer in development