DataWorkshop is a binary data editor that allows users to view and edit binary data.
The editor offers a simple hex view, which simulates the functionality of a standard hex editor. However, it also allows for more complex, dynamic views, enabling you to comfortably edit binary structures such as executables or captured network traffic.
One of DataWorkshop's key features is its powerful search and diff functionality, along with user-defined transformations to modify binary data. You can filter views using the XPath query language, for example, to select several IP packets in a network traffic capture file. Views can be exported in various formats for further processing, such as converting old binary formats into modern xml tagged data.
DataWorkshop is multi-platform, compatible with Windows, Linux, and MacOS. The editor allows for user-defined view definitions, which are compiled into complex data views. Data views can be exported as XML and can be queried using XPath syntax to generate a new data view. The editor also offers configurable data encodings used to edit and view data such as Hex, Decimal, IEEE 754 Reals, USAscii, EBCDIC, and TimeInMillis etc. It also provides configurable data transformation with features such as Rot13 Encoder / Decoder, Diff tool with bit granularity, Find and replace with bit granularity, Data clipboard for cut, copy and paste, and Undo/Redo.
DataWorkshop makes use of XML-based storage for persistent data and offers data conversion between different formats such as little-endian, big-endian, hexdump, binary data. It also provides read and write from sockets.
To use DataWorkshop, you need Java 1.4 and a 1.0 GHz Processor with 256MB Ram. The software may be slow when editing large files (> 100MB) or when using complex views, and the maximum data size is 2,147,483,647 bytes (~2GB).
In conclusion, DataWorkshop is an excellent tool for viewing and editing binary data. With its comprehensive range of features and simple, user-friendly interface, it offers an essential solution for those dealing with binary data regularly.
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