Peep is a file-viewing and text-encoding utility which is useful when programming, when experiencing text encoding problems, or when you need to extract information from a file that you can’t open otherwise. Its data-extraction functionality allows you to view files in a ‘hexeditor’ style; it’s not intended to be an editor, but rather to inspect, access, or sort out encoding problems. It lets you:
- View any file in detail, view / save in any text encoding
- Displays each byte as data (decimal or hex notation) or as text
- Can take text directly from the clipboard
- Try different text encodings to find the correct one or the best fit
- Attempts to filter the text from a proprietary format
- Saves a text file using the same or another encoding
There are many different text encoding systems (ways of representing characters within a file) and a file doesn’t necessarily carry information about the encoding that was used when it was saved. This can lead to frustrating problems when the file is opened.
What’s New
Version 2.3.2:
- Small fix - when 'New from clipboard' is used, Window title now correctly reads "text from clipboard" rather than the name of the last file opened
- Small fix - after 'New from clipboard' is used, the 'Show Info' button now correctly does nothing
Compatibility
OS X 10.4.11 or later, 64-bit processor
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