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fasthex — a very fast hex dumper

1 starsRust

A fast hex dumper, written in Rust

by CallMeAlphabet·Jun 29, 2026·3 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

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55-147x faster than xxd and hexyl, but hex dumping is a solved problem.

Strengths
  • Benchmarks show 55-147x speedup over xxd, hexyl, hexdump on large files.
  • Full feature parity: colors, binary/octal/decimal output, skip/length options.
  • Zero-copy output mode for piped workflows.
Weaknesses
  • Hex dumping is a solved category with mature free alternatives.
  • No architectural innovation—just optimized Rust in a crowded space.
Target Audience

Systems programmers, reverse engineers, developers working with binary data

Similar To

xxd · hexyl · hexdump

Post Description

fasthex - a very optimized hex dumper with all the features other hex dumpers have too

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