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Resource HackerEXE Explorer

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Resource Hacker dialog editor with alignment menuResource Hacker menu editor and accelerator commandResource Hacker script editor displaying a compilation errorResource Hacker icon resource viewerResource Hacker version-information script editorResource Hacker menu-item properties dialogResource Hacker dialog control properties editorResource Hacker binary resource viewer with message boxResource Hacker Action menu showing resource operations

Best for: Windows developers and power users who need to inspect or change program resources

Best for: Inspecting the internals of Windows executables

Free

Freeware with no nags or ads and full functionality.

 Free

Free proprietary download from MiTeC.

Windows, Command line Windows
  • Edits resources inside exe, dll and other Windows binaries
  • Compiles and decompiles .rc resource scripts
  • Command-line options for scripted use
  • Free with no ads
  • Covers PE32, PE32+, NE, VxD and .NET files
  • Resource viewer with export of any resource
  • Type library viewer and text reports
  • Lists Delphi classes, units and forms
  • Windows only
  • Closed source
  • Windows only
  • Read-only inspection, not an editor
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Not open source Not open source
License: Freeware License: Proprietary
No account needed No account needed
Offline features available Offline features available

Sources

Catalog checked October 1, 2026

Sources

Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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