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Description:
Tool for digging into binary files

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 1.5,215@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: binary analysis reverse-engineering macos utilities

Install: brew install --cask archaeology

About:
Archaeology is a macOS utility designed to inspect and analyze binary files, revealing their internal structure and resource forks. It provides detailed information about file formats, helping developers and power users understand legacy or opaque data. The tool is particularly useful for reverse engineering and data recovery tasks on classic Mac OS and macOS files.

Key Features:

Inspects resource forks and data forks of classic Mac files
Displays detailed information about file types and creators
Supports analysis of various binary and executable formats
Provides a graphical interface for navigating file structures

Use Cases:

Analyzing legacy Mac files to recover data or understand their format
Reverse engineering binary files to determine their structure

Alternatives:

Hex Fiend – Hex Fiend is a general-purpose hex editor, whereas Archaeology specializes in Mac-specific file structures and resource forks.
010 Editor – 010 Editor offers advanced binary parsing with templates, but Archaeology provides a more focused toolset for classic Mac OS file formats.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 15, 2025 6:43pm	1.4,209	0	VERSION_BUMP	9d3443a0
Aug 5, 2025 2:15pm	1.3,181	0	VERSION_BUMP	fd8672e3