About View Bit Plane
Extracts and displays a bit plane of any given image. These show only a single bit from each pixel, and can be used to hide messages in Steganography.
Input: binary bytes (text input uses UTF-8; a file retains its original bytes). Output: binary bytes (text input uses UTF-8; a file retains its original bytes).
Format reference: View Bit Plane background and specification
Example
Use “Try example” to load this public sample and its settings, then run it.
Settings used in this example
| Parameter | Example value | Input and choices |
|---|---|---|
| Colour | Green | Red, Green, Blue, Alpha |
| Bit | 3 | Number |
Result
hex
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
Parameters
| Parameter | Default value | Input and choices |
|---|---|---|
| Colour | Red | Red, Green, Blue, Alpha |
| Bit | 0 | Number |
Before interpreting the result
File signatures and heuristics are clues, not definitive classification. Retain an original copy and compare exact bytes when investigating a file. A parser failure can also indicate truncated or unsupported data.
How to use this page
- Paste your input or open a local file.
- Adjust tool options if needed, then choose Run tool.
- Copy the result or download the original output bytes.
Inputs and results are not added to the public catalogue or saved in the URL. Processing happens in your browser; HTTP Request and DNS over HTTPS send the requests you explicitly run. Files up to 128 MiB can be opened; decompression and image tools may have smaller processing limits. Large results have a shortened preview. Text and HTML downloads use UTF-8; binary downloads preserve output bytes. Pasted text follows browser newline handling; open a file when exact input bytes matter.