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File and Binary Inspection Tools

This topic is built for file signatures, byte inspection, Protobuf payloads and binary-friendly troubleshooting in the browser.

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How To Use This Collection

Use the task notes to define the workflow first, then move into the tool pages below in the order that fits the job.

These articles explain the technical topics and processing boundaries behind related tools.

A technical guide to hexadecimal inspection, byte order, file signatures, BOM markers, and why byte-level debugging helps with format problems.

A technical introduction to protobuf payloads, why schemas are required, how field numbers work, and what to inspect when binary messages fail.

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Tools In This Collection

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Inspect a file in the browser and identify common formats from extension, MIME type and magic bytes.

Inspect text or files as hex bytes, edit hexadecimal content, and decode it back to text locally in the browser.

Encode JSON into Protobuf bytes or decode hex / Base64 Protobuf payloads with a .proto schema in the browser.

Convert numbers across bases and transform text into hex, binary, Base64 and Unicode bytes.

Look up printable ASCII codes, control names and character conversions between decimal, hex and binary.