{
 "id": "binhex",
 "name": "BinHex",
 "category": "archive",
 "identifiers": {
  "extensions": [
   "hqx",
   "hcx",
   "hex"
  ],
  "mime": [
   "application/mac-binhex40",
   "application/mac-binhex",
   "application/binhex"
  ],
  "puid": [
   "x-fmt/416"
  ],
  "wikidata": [
   "Q777561"
  ],
  "signatures": [
   {
    "name": "BinHex Binary Text",
    "sequences": [
     {
      "position": "bof",
      "offset": 0,
      "max_offset": 4084,
      "pattern": "28546869732066696c65206d75737420626520636f6e76657274656420776974682042696e486578{6-9}3a"
     },
     {
      "position": "eof",
      "offset": 0,
      "max_offset": 64,
      "pattern": "3a"
     }
    ]
   }
  ]
 },
 "status": "unknown",
 "summary": "BinHex or Binary to Hexadecimal is a text encoded system primary used for Macintosh Classic systems when transferring over email and for transferring online. The file can include the data and resource fork of a file along with original names, type, and creator. It can be combined with MacBinary, Stuffit and others. Encoding uses a 16-bit CRC for validation.",
 "tools": [
  {
   "name": "PuriFile",
   "url": "https://purifile.com",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false
  }
 ],
 "projects": [
  {
   "name": "File Formats Wiki",
   "url": "http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/BinHex",
   "kind": "wiki"
  },
  {
   "name": "PRONOM x-fmt/416",
   "url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/x-fmt/416",
   "kind": "format-doc"
  },
  {
   "name": "Wikidata Q777561",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q777561",
   "kind": "wiki"
  }
 ],
 "provenance": {
  "sources": [
   "ffw",
   "pronom",
   "wikidata"
  ]
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-24",
 "aliases": [],
 "structure": [],
 "parsers": [],
 "conversions": [],
 "samples": [],
 "claims": [],
 "verification": []
}