Pattern files do not reload when edited externally
Pattern scripts must be edited inside ImHex and do not reload when changed in an external editor or on disk.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 28 February 2022 · last reported 27 November 2025
What's going wrong
Users of ImHex who write pattern files for binary formats say the built-in pattern editor is limiting.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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