# Bin X-ray > Bin X-ray visualizes byte patterns in unknown files and firmware blobs through a 256×256 byte-pair matrix and a 3D byte-trigram plot. A sliding window, ribbon overview, transition-offset search and hex view let analysts move from a pattern to its bytes in the file. - Type: Tool - Targets: Firmware - Category: Firmware tools - Relationship: Foundation tool - Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06 - Added to the catalog: 2026-11-06 - Original resource: - Primary source: - Catalog page: - Record JSON: - Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/bin-xray/index.md) ## Requirements & limits - **Prerequisites:** Windows 10 or 11; building requires Visual Studio 2022, Windows SDK 10.0 or newer, and Python 3 for the version helper. - **Limits:** Bookmarks, entropy strips, comparison mode and structured decoders are roadmap items. - **License:** MIT license. ## Primary sources 1. ## More in Firmware and hardware - [PIC microcontrollers disassembler](https://awesomerea.org/resources/pic-disasm/index.md) · Tool - [premium5](https://awesomerea.org/resources/premium5-radio-emulator/index.md) · Tool - [SPRD Flash Tool](https://awesomerea.org/resources/sprdflash-rs/index.md) · Tool - [PCM Explorer](https://awesomerea.org/resources/pcm-explorer/index.md) · Tool - [ThinkPad IMX471: recovering camera tuning for Linux](https://awesomerea.org/resources/thinkpad-imx471-camera-case/index.md) · Case study - [MXQ PRO RK3229: an Android firmware investigation and Linux repurposing](https://awesomerea.org/resources/mxqpro-rk3229-rea-repurposing-case/index.md) · Case study ## About this entry The description was reviewed against primary sources. Original editorial content: MIT. Linked projects, papers and assets retain their own rights and licenses.