Resource Hacker FXer

Resource Hacker is an application that provides basically the easiest method to get past the .EXE or .DLL extension in order to see the resources inside a certain file, providing you even more than that.

Resource Hacker has a very simple and clean interface and although it's not exactly the kind of application that should be used by beginners, it does all things a lot easier.

With a classy look that reminds us of older Windows versions, this app provides all the tools you need when opening executables or DLL files through a single click.

Thus you can save resources as a binary file or with a .RES extensions, you can replace icons, cursors and bitmaps, change texts and add new resources in a second.

Right clicking on a file components opens a new options menu, giving you the power to save, replace, rename or delete resources, but also to change languages on the go.

Resource Hacker is compatible with Win32 executable files (.EXE, .DLL, .CPL, .OCX) but also with Win32 resource files (.RES).

As for computer resources, your machine won't even notice that Resource Hacker is actually running and the whole thing goes very smoothly, even when editing files. The footprint on computer resources is minimal, so older machines will definitely be able to run it without any hassle.

What we liked the most was surely the interface that makes such a complex job accessible to all types of users. Just remember to make a backup before doing something risky, it's always better to stay on the safe side.

Features

• View resources in Win32 executable files (*.exe, *.dll, *.cpl, *.ocx) and in Win32 resource files (*.res) in both their compiled and decompiled formats.
• Extract (save) resources to file in: *.res format; as a binary; or as decompiled resource scripts or images. Icons, bitmaps, cursors, menus, dialogs, string tables, message tables, accelerators, Borland forms and version info resources can
• be fully decompiled into their respective formats, whether as image files or *.rc text files.
• Modify (rename or replace) resources in executables. Image resources (icons, cursors and bitmaps) can be replaced with an image from a corresponding image file (*.ico, *.cur, *.bmp),
• a *.res file or even another *.exe file. Dialogs, menus, stringtables, accelerators and messagetable resource scripts (and also Borland forms) can be edited and recompiled using the internal resource script editor.
• Resources can also be replaced with resources from a *.res file as long as the replacement resource is of the same type and has the same name.
• Add new resources to executables. Enable a program to support multiple languages, or add a custom icon or bitmap (company logo etc) to a program's dialog.
• Delete resources. Most compilers add resources into applications which are never used by the application. Removing these unused resources can reduce an application's size.

Here is a patcher that needs to be used on the original Resource Hacker v3.6.0.92:
 Resource Hacker FXer.zip (117.97 kB, changelog)
External Mirror 1File type: EXE

Softpedia Mirror (US)File type: EXE