Is HexViewer safe?

This application offers the following features : - Opening all files without a corresponding Android application (1). - Display of the file in hexadecimal (or plain text) with the possibility to modify the content (in hexadecimal only). - Saving the file on the smartphone/tablet (2). - Search option in the open file (hexadecimal and plain text modes). (1) At first, the file can only be saved via…

Developer: ralala
Category: Development
Earliest archived version: 21 Jul 2026
License: GPL-3.0-or-later (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

06 Oct 2026

1.59.10

Updated Persian translation (thanks to ).

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21 Jul 2026

1.59.9

Updated Sapnish translation (thanks to ).

Full notes →

03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDfr.ralala.hexviewer

Latest APK SHA-256e8be2a4d5ecdc30e271693b3336005ad802f9c5e9f8d9ab1c9b0230e95d24bd1

Signing certificate7C:EA:91:F3:0D:75:11:0F:A3:49:C0:FE:E7:BF:4E:71:EF:91:F1:E0:DB:19:47:5D:D7:48:EA:66:CF:33:C6:5E

MIN ANDROID23TARGET35ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.59.9 (21 Jul 2026), latest 1.59.10 (06 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.59.9 and 1.59.10.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.59.1006 Oct 202623+→1.59.921 Jul 202623+→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions3 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE fr.ralala.hexviewer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗