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Resource Tuner vs IconsExtract: catalog facts
Resource Tuner	IconsExtract

Best for: Changing icons, strings or version info inside compiled Windows programs	Best for: Pulling icons out of Windows programs and libraries for reuse
Paid Commercial software with a free trial download.	Free Freeware from NirSoft, free to use and distribute unmodified.
Windows	Windows
Edits icons, strings, dialogs, bitmaps and version data in compiled files Works without Visual Studio or source code Supports EXE, DLL and MUN files Runs on Windows versions from XP to 11	Scans whole folders or drives for embedded icons and cursors Filters by icon size and number of colours Saves to ICO or CUR files or copies to the clipboard Portable, with a command-line extraction mode
Windows only Paid licence needed after the trial	Cannot extract icons from 16-bit files Official requirements list Windows versions up to Windows 10 Last version listed dates from 2010
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License: Proprietary	License: Freeware
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Resource Tuner restuner.com Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for IconsExtract nirsoft.net/utils/iconsext.html Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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