Visual Binary Diff (VBinDiff) displays files in hexadecimal and ASCII (or EBCDIC). It can also display two files at once, and highlight the differences between them. Unlike diff, it works well with large files (up to 4 GB).
VBinDiff was inspired by the Compare Files function of the ProSel utilities by Glen Bredon, for the Apple II. When I couldn't find a similar utility for the PC, I wrote it myself.
The single-file mode was inspired by the LIST utility of 4DOS and friends. While less provides a good line-oriented display, it has no equivalent to LIST's hex display. (True, you can pipe the file through hexdump, but that's incredibly inefficient on multi-gigabyte files.)
VBinDiff is gplv2 software from Madsen. Check the publisher's license terms for pricing and usage rights.
What is the latest version of VBinDiff?
The latest version is 3.0-beta.5.
Is it safe to download VBinDiff?
The download button links to the official installer published on cjmweb.net, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 05e52b50d9101f9903cc1342fcc307eacf70485e8d942d43c7a440648c9c3a7f.
Which Windows versions does VBinDiff support?
VBinDiff runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86) systems.
How do I uninstall VBinDiff?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find VBinDiff and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Madsen.VBinDiff -e.
Is there a portable version of VBinDiff?
Yes. VBinDiff is available as a portable ZIP archive (VBinDiff-3.0_beta5.zip, 32-bit (x86)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
Alternatives to VBinDiff
Other System Utilities programs for Windows from different developers.
Chocolatey is The Package Manager for Windows. It was designed to be a decentralized framework for quickly installing applications and tools that you need. It is built on the NuGet infrastructure and
Dell Command Update is a stand-alone application for systems that provides updates for system software that is released by Dell. This application simplifies the BIOS, firmware, driver, and application
