Tools required to edit an android firmware? (Samsung) - Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]

Hello everyone,
I have got few android firmware of samsung devices with me and I want to tinker with the files so that i can modify it as per my needs. But all I see .bin, .ffs etc. files in there. Do I need some special tools to edit those?
Thanks in advance.

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