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Resource Hacker
Resource Hacker

Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables. It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works ...

Average of 3 user ratings: 5


  • Jan 30, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.4

quote  Sweet. easy to use.  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This is pretty interesting for what it does, I have some programs that i use that has pretty bad icons, resource hacker makes effortless to change the icons, or extracting icons, and it also can change table strings such as the programs description, so if i wanted to i can make firefox look like internet explorer, or vice versa, i think. or just check out how things run in a program, it's pretty advanced too, and free ;) but if you visit the authors website he's not actively developing it anymore, but theres an open source one too.

user Review by: Ghost_grey (58)
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  • Apr 10, 2005
  • For version:
  • 3.4

quote  Outstanding program  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Resource Hacker is by far the easiest to use of all of the programs of its type. It lets you effortlessly extract icons and other graphics from a given .exe file; and, if you know what you are doing sometimes allows the user to actually modify the program itself. Really GREAT piece of Freeware. Long live Freeware and those that produce Freeware programs. MoRphEuZ

user Review by: Morpheuz (2)
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  • Jan 17, 2005
  • For version:
  • 3.4

quote  Handle with care  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 3
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 4

This is probably the only free workable resource hacker available. How well it works depends a lot on the coding language used by the target prog. C+ progs (and other C variants) seems to be the most hackable. Visual Basic apps are largely unhackable. Note that even hackable apps might not recompile correctly, and that the resulting may might not work (backups are ESSENTIAL!!). Also note that this res hacker is not compatible with 16-bit progs, which is a shame seeing as there are still a few 16-bit components present in Win9x, and even Win2000. Finally, an app that's been treated with an EXE compressor cannot be decompiled fully by this app. Sometimes trying to uncompress with UPX beforehand works, sometimes not (not all EXE compression is done using UPX). Recommended, but just be mindful of its limitations... and the potential pitfalls of using an app that's been recompiled with new/modified resources.

user Review by: EM_745 (32)
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