What is HEX? HEX, short name for Hexadecimal, is used as the file extension for Hexadecimal files. .HEX files are text files that can be opened by Notepad or any text editors. See the sample .HEX file included below.

File Extension: .HEX

MIME Type: text/plain

File Content: Hexadecimal

.HEX files are Hexadecimal files, which are used to store binary data in Hexadecimal format. Here is a sample .HEX Hexadecimal file, usbdldv2.hex:

:03000000120003E8
:0300330002005276
:1018F7001958195C197A199819AE19C019CE19D83F
:03190700000000DD
:10000300E4F5D0C2AF75819712001675D0001212B5
:030013009580FED7
:0C0016009018F778087E197F0A1218EE87
:0100220022BB
:10190A0012010101FF0000401D070310010001023E
:10191A00030109023C0001010480290904000006B0
:10192A00FF00000507050102400001070502024009
:10193A00000107050302400001070581024000017A
:10194A0007058202400001070583024000010403E3
:10195A0009041E034500690063006F006E00200041
:10196A004E006500740077006F0072006B00730010
:10197A001E034500690063006F006E0020004400EA
:10198A0069007600610020005500530042001603EA
...

.HEX Hexadecimal file sample: Click sample.hex to download.

Since .HEX files are in text format, you can use Notepad or any text editor to create or modify them. No special software is needed.