Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.

๐Ÿ” A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineers, Programmers and people who value their retinas when working at 3 AM.

Documentation

89

Contributing guide5pt84

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

README12pt85

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under GPL-2.0.

Engineering

69

Reproducibility6pt10

No dependency lockfile found (โˆ’70 pts).

โ†’ Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/build.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (lib/libimhex/include/hex/test).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (lib/third_party/imgui/imgui_test_engine/include/thirdparty/Str/.editorconfig).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (plugins/script_loader/support/dotnet/AssemblyLoader/AssemblyLoader.csproj).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository files26 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • cmake
  • dist
    Good: Environment pinned via dist/AppImage/Dockerfile.
  • lib
    Good: Test files detected (lib/libimhex/include/hex/test).
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (lib/third_party/imgui/imgui_test_engine/include/thirdparty/Str/.editorconfig).
  • main
  • plugins
    Good: Dependency manifest found (plugins/script_loader/support/dotnet/AssemblyLoader/AssemblyLoader.csproj).
  • resources
  • tests
  • .clang-tidy
  • .dockerignore
  • .gdbinit
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • changelog.md
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • CMakePresets.json
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (โˆ’8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (โˆ’8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (โˆ’5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • INSTALL.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under GPL-2.0.
  • PLUGINS.md
  • PRIVACY.md
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Issue: README has no code examples (โˆ’15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • VERSION