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'''BEYE,''' also known as '''Binary EYE, BIEW, Binary View''' is a multiplatform portable [[File viewer|viewer]] of [[binary files]] with a built-in editor that functions in binary, hexadecimal, and [[disassembler]] modes. It uses native [[X86 assembly language#Syntax|Intel syntax]] for disassembly. Features include [[Atmel AVR|AVR]]/[[Java (software platform)|Java]]/[[x86]]-[[i386]]-[[AMD64]]/[[ARM architecture|ARM]]-[[XScale]]/[[PPC64]] disassemblers, a Russian code pages converter, and a code navigator. It can also fully preview [[DOS MZ executable|MZ]], [[New Executable|NE]], [[Portable Executable|PE]], [[NetWare Loadable Module|NLM]], [[COFF]]32, and [[Executable and Linkable Format|ELF]] formats, and partially preview [[a.out]], [[Linear Executable|LE and LX]], and [[Phar Lap (company)|Phar Lap]] formats.
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{{Infobox Software
==History==
| caption = Biew
BEYE was developed as ''"biew"'',<ref name="intro"/><ref>The Binary vIEW (BIEW) is copyright (C) 1995 Nick Kurshev.</ref> in 1994 by Nickols "Nick"<ref name="my666.boom.ru">{{cite web |last1=Kurshev |first1=Nick |title=666 |url=http://my666.boom.ru/666_en.html |website=my666.boom.ru |access-date=13 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409133839/http://my666.boom.ru/666_en.html |archive-date=9 April 2006 |language=en}}</ref> Kurshev,<ref>{{Cite web |title=konst / Profile |url=https://sourceforge.net/u/konst/profile/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=sourceforge.net}}</ref> inspired by qview<ref name="bttr-software/txtutil1#qview">{{cite web |title=QVIEW — Text / Hex / ASM viewer and hex editor for programmers. |url=https://www.bttr-software.de/freesoft/txtutil1.htm#qview |website=FREE SOFTWARE FOR DOS — Text Utils – 1 |publisher=www.bttr-software.de |access-date=13 June 2025}}</ref> and [[Hiew]] ,<ref name="beye/2011-07-24/news"/> and later, Andrew Golovnia,<ref>{{Cite web |title=andrew_golovnia / Profile |url=https://sourceforge.net/u/andrew_golovnia/profile/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=sourceforge.net}}</ref> and others. In February of 2010 the program was renamed to BEYE, even though poll votes were mostly against its rename.<ref name="beye/2011-07-24/news">{{cite web |last1=Kas |first1=Guru |title=beye news |url=https://beye.sourceforge.net/news.html |website=beye.sourceforge.net |access-date=13 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724073445/http://beye.sourceforge.net/news.html |archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref> BEYE's creators stated, that the previous name had some negative associations in English,<ref name="intro">{{cite web |url=https://beye.sourceforge.net/en/beye_intro.html |title=Beye introduction |accessdate=2010-02-27 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831011645/http://beye.sourceforge.net/en/beye_intro.html |archivedate=31 August 2010}}</ref> and the new one doesn't conflict with other projects.<ref name="project-changes-unix-name">[https://sourceforge.net/p/beye/news/2010/02/project-changes-unix-name/ beye]. sourceforge.net (2010-02-14)</ref>
| screenshot = [[Image:biew ss.png|250px]]
| developer = Nick Kurshev
| latest_release_version = 5.7.3
| latest_release_date = [[{{MONTHNAME|2}} 01]], [[2009]]
| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Software utility|Utility]]
| licence = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = [http://biew.sourceforge.net biew.sourceforge.net]
}}


'''BIEW''' is a multiplatform, portable [[viewer]] of [[binary files]] with a built-in editor that functions in binary, hexadecimal and [[disassembler]] modes. It uses native [[X86_assembly_language#Syntax|Intel syntax]] for disassembly. Features include an [[Atmel AVR|AVR]]/[[Java (software platform)|Java]]/[[x86]]-[[i386]]-[[AMD64]]/[[ARM architecture|ARM]]-[[XScale]]/[[PPC64]] disassemblers, a Russian code pages converter, full preview of [[MZ]], [[NE]], [[PE]], [[NLM]], [[coff32]], [[elf]] formats, partial  preview of ''[[a.out]], [[LE]], [[LX]], [[Phar Lap]]'' formats, and a code navigator.
At that time, compilers were not able to create highly optimized executables, and CPUs were not as efficient, which caused many programmers to code in [[assembly language]]. Many countries, including Russia, had poor accessibility to the Internet, and it was problematic to find information about CPUs. Many programs produced errors, and it was too difficult to understand the source of the problems.


== History ==
After spending a long time trying to understand the causes of the defects in his programs, the developer of BEYE coded their [[disassembler]].<ref name="intro"/> Perhaps the needs of the creator couldn't have been covered by existing disassemblers, and so he wrote his own.<ref name="intro"/>
Biew was born in [[1994]]. At that time compilers were not able to produce highly optimized executables, and CPUs were too slow. That caused  many programmers to code in [[assembly language]]. In those days many countries, including [[Russia]], had no [[Internet]] and it was problematic to find information about CPUs. Many programs produced errors and it was too difficult to understand the true source of the problems. The compiler might be defective, or the program might have design defects or oversights.  


After spending a long time trying to understand the causes of the defects in his own programs, the author of Biew coded his own disassembler. Perhaps the needs of the author could have been covered by existing disassemblers but it was impossible to get them, and so he wrote his own. The author of Biew was familiar with some disassemblers, like [[hiew]] and qview. But these covered only half of the author's needs. When the project achieved the functionality of [[hiew]], the author started redistributing his project to friends.  
Initially, BEYE was closed-source, but friends helped to improve the project with new ideas and in some cases with new code. Later, after purchasing a modem, Kurshev and Golovnia decided to release the source<ref name="beye_releases">{{cite web |last1=Kas |first1=Guru |title=beye releases |url=https://beye.sourceforge.net/en/beye_releases.html |website=beye.sourceforge.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724073915/http://beye.sourceforge.net/en/beye_releases.html |archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref> and publish BEYE on the Internet.  


Initially Biew was closed-source, but friends helped to improve the project with new ideas, and in some cases with new code. Later, after purchasing a modem, the author decided to open the source and publish Biew on the [[Internet]]. The author understood that commercial profit from selling executables of Biew would be too low to make much money. On the other hand, attracting volunteers would permit serious improvements of the project.
In 2000, the sources were published at [[SourceForge]].<ref name="project-changes-unix-name" />


On 16 may 1999, the sources were published at [http://sourceforge.net sourceforge.net].
Beye no longer works in [[Windows 7]].<ref name="beye/support/2">{{cite web |author1=beye |title=#2 Biew does not work correctly in windows 7 |url=https://sourceforge.net/p/beye/support-requests/2/ |website=Support Requests |publisher=sourceforge.net |access-date=13 June 2025}}</ref>


==Features==
==Features==
Biew's features include:
BEYE's features include:<ref name="intro"/>
* Built-in [[Atmel AVR|AVR]]/[[Java (software platform)|Java]]/[[x86]]-[[i386]]-[[AMD64]]/[[ARM architecture|ARM]]-[[XScale]]/[[PPC64]] disassemblers.
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* Built-in [[disassembler]]s:
**[[Atmel AVR|AVR]]
**[[Java (software platform)|Java]]
**[[x86]]-[[i386]]-[[AMD64]]<ref name="beye/2011-07-24/news"/>
**[[ARM architecture|ARM]]
**[[XScale]]/[[PPC64]].
* Saving and restoring parts of files.
* Saving and restoring parts of files.
* Support for a-out, arch, coff-386, [[elf]], [[MZ]], [[Java Virtual Machine|jvmclass]], [[LE]], LMF, [[LX]], [[NE]], [[NLM]]-386, PharLap, [[PE]], [[RDOFF]], [[SIS (filename)|SIS]], [[SIS (filename)|SISX]] executable formats.
* Support for executable formats:
* Instruction high-lighting.
**[[A.out|a-out]]
**[[GNU arch|arch]]
**[[COFF|coff-386]]
**[[Executable and Linkable Format|ELF]]
**[[DOS MZ executable|MZ]]
**[[Class (file format)|jvmclass]]
**[[LMF (file format)|LMF]]
**[[Linear Executable|LE and LX]]
**[[New Executable|NE]]
**[[NetWare Loadable Module|NLM-386]]
**[[Phar Lap (company)|PharLap]]
**[[Portable Executable|PE]]
**[[RDOFF]]
**[[SIS (filename)|SIS and SISX]].
* Instruction highlighting.
* A code navigator.
* A code navigator.
* A [[CPU]] performance utility
* A [[CPU]] performance utility.
* A built-in 64-bit [[calculator]]
* A built-in 64-bit [[calculator]].
* Support for the formats: [[asf]], [[avi]], [[bmp]], [[jpeg]], [[mov]], [[mp3]], [[mpeg]], [[realmedia]], [[wav]] [[multimedia]].
* Support for the [[multimedia]] formats:
* Console-Input viewer
**[[Advanced Systems Format|ASF]]
* Pattern searching in different modes: [[disassembler]], [[hexadecimal]] and binary.
**[[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]]
* Russian [[Code page|code-page]] [[converter]].
**[[BMP file format|BMP]]
**[[JPEG]], [[.mov|mov]]
**[[MP3]], [[MPEG]]
**[[RealMedia]]
**[[WAV]].
* Console-input viewer.
* Pattern searching in different modes:  
**[[disassembler]]
**[[hexadecimal]]
**[[Binary code|binary]]
* Russian [[Code page|code-page]] converter.
}}


== Links ==
==See also==
*[http://biew.sourceforge.net The project's home page.]
 
== See also ==
*[[File viewer]]
*[[Hex editor]]
*[[Hex editor]]
*[[Assembly_language#Assembler|Assembler]]
*[[Disassembler]]
*[[Reverse engineering]]
*[[Reverse engineering]]
*[[Comparison of hex editors|Comparison of hex-editors]]
*[[Comparison of hex editors|Comparison of hex-editors]]
*[[Hiew]]
*[[Hiew]]
*[[List of file formats]]
*[[ImHex]]


== External links ==
==Notes==
*[http://www.wasm.ru/toollist.php?list=13 Popular disassemblers]
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*[http://www.program-transformation.org/Transform/DisAssembly transformation Wiki on disassembly]
 
*[http://www.openrce.org/ OpenRCE: Various Disassembler Resources and Plug-ins]
==References==
*[http://www.thefreecountry.com/programming/disassemblers.shtml The free country]
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724073752/http://beye.sourceforge.net/en/beye_refs.html beye references] at [[sourceforge.net]]
*[https://github.com/sebastianbiallas/ht The HT Editor]: A file editor/viewer/analyzer for executables
*[<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20161028184817/http://home.gna.org/bless/ -->https://github.com/afrantzis/bless Bless Hex Editor] in mono/Gtk# for GNU/Linux


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[[Category:Free editing software]]
[[Category:Free program testing tools]]
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Latest revision as of 03:36, 1 October 2026

BEYE, also known as Binary EYE, BIEW, Binary View is a multiplatform portable viewer of binary files with a built-in editor that functions in binary, hexadecimal, and disassembler modes. It uses native Intel syntax for disassembly. Features include AVR/Java/x86-i386-AMD64/ARM-XScale/PPC64 disassemblers, a Russian code pages converter, and a code navigator. It can also fully preview MZ, NE, PE, NLM, COFF32, and ELF formats, and partially preview a.out, LE and LX, and Phar Lap formats.

History

BEYE was developed as "biew",[1][2] in 1994 by Nickols "Nick"[3] Kurshev,[4] inspired by qview[5] and Hiew ,[6] and later, Andrew Golovnia,[7] and others. In February of 2010 the program was renamed to BEYE, even though poll votes were mostly against its rename.[6] BEYE's creators stated, that the previous name had some negative associations in English,[1] and the new one doesn't conflict with other projects.[8]

At that time, compilers were not able to create highly optimized executables, and CPUs were not as efficient, which caused many programmers to code in assembly language. Many countries, including Russia, had poor accessibility to the Internet, and it was problematic to find information about CPUs. Many programs produced errors, and it was too difficult to understand the source of the problems.

After spending a long time trying to understand the causes of the defects in his programs, the developer of BEYE coded their disassembler.[1] Perhaps the needs of the creator couldn't have been covered by existing disassemblers, and so he wrote his own.[1]

Initially, BEYE was closed-source, but friends helped to improve the project with new ideas and in some cases with new code. Later, after purchasing a modem, Kurshev and Golovnia decided to release the source[9] and publish BEYE on the Internet.

In 2000, the sources were published at SourceForge.[8]

Beye no longer works in Windows 7.[10]

Features

BEYE's features include:[1] Template:Columns-list

See also

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Beye introduction". Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100831011645/http://beye.sourceforge.net/en/beye_intro.html. Retrieved on 2010-02-27. 
  2. ↑ The Binary vIEW (BIEW) is copyright (C) 1995 Nick Kurshev.
  3. ↑ Kurshev, Nick. "666" (in en). http://my666.boom.ru/666_en.html. 
  4. ↑ "konst / Profile". https://sourceforge.net/u/konst/profile/. 
  5. ↑ "QVIEW — Text / Hex / ASM viewer and hex editor for programmers.". www.bttr-software.de. https://www.bttr-software.de/freesoft/txtutil1.htm#qview. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kas, Guru. "beye news". https://beye.sourceforge.net/news.html. 
  7. ↑ "andrew_golovnia / Profile". https://sourceforge.net/u/andrew_golovnia/profile/. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 beye. sourceforge.net (2010-02-14)
  9. ↑ Kas, Guru. "beye releases". https://beye.sourceforge.net/en/beye_releases.html. 
  10. ↑ "#2 Biew does not work correctly in windows 7". sourceforge.net. https://sourceforge.net/p/beye/support-requests/2/. 
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