Description

If you want to change the version information in a .res (resource) file of your Delphi (win32) or C++ Builder project, but you don't want the hassle of compiling .rc files. Or you just want to do it in a batch file: use the easy way, use ChangeRes.

Simply do on a command prompt or in a batch file:

ChangeRes Project.res [VERSIONINFO] FileVersion=1.2.3.4

And the FileVersion of your Project.res is updated. And if you are building Delphi or C++Builder executables it can update the options file (.dof, .bdsproj or .bpk) for you too. Not only the FileVersion can be updated but other version properties also.

Informations

• Status: Evaluation (time-limit)
• Source: None
• price: $37
• Size: 90kB

Platforms: C2k6, C2k7, C2k9, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, D2005, D2006, D2007, D2009, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7

Description

PE Explorer is a feature-rich and budget priced set of tools for those whose daily work involves reverse engineering of software and exploiting code, source code reviews, testing and evaluation of vulnerabilities. There's a very strong emphasis on peeking inside Delphi applications and VCL packages.

Designed for inspection and editing of Windows executable files, PE Explorer offers framework for working with EXE, DLL, ActiveX controls, and other executable file formats that run on MS Windows 32-bit platforms. Once inside, target 32-bit file structure can be analyzed and optimized, problems diagnosed, changes made and resources repaired, assembly source code reconstructed. PE Explorer also comes with a Visual Resource Editor, PE Header Viewer, Disassembler, UPX Unpacker, Exported / Imported Function Viewer, Syntax Lookup, Digital Signature Viewer, Dependency Scanner, and DebugInfo / Relocations Removal Tools.

• See what's inside an executable
• Customize GUI elements of your favorite Windows programs
• Track down what a program accesses and which DLLs are called
• Understand the way a program works and interacts
• Special support for Delphi applications
• Automatic UPX, Upack and NsPack unpacking.

Informations

• Status: Evaluation (time-limit)
• Source: None
• price: $129
• Size: 3 724kB

Platforms: C2k10, C2k6, C2k7, C2k9, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, D2005, D2006, D2007, D2009, D2010, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7

Description

ResEdit is a resource editor for Windows programs. The original purpose was to help C++ developers to create resource scripts. Now it can also be used to modify any resource in PE files (exe, dll, ...) and compiled resource scripts (res files).

Features

• Importing rc files generated by Microsoft Visual Studio resource editor.
• Supported formats : Resource Script (rc), Compiled Resource Script (res), Win32 Portable Executable (exe, dll).
• Format conversion in command-line mode.
• Advanced Dialog editor. All existing kind of Win32 controls are supported (Static text, Buttons, Edit controls, Pictures, ...).
• A basic picture editor to open and modify bitmaps, icons and cursors
• Possibility to include all sort of resources.
• Generation of C++ code for the Dialogs (code with CreateWindowEx) and Menus (CreateMenu, CreatePopupMenu...). However it is not possible to import C++ sources files.
• Unlimited Undo/Redo buffers
• Customizable layout : you can drag and drop panels to place it wherever you want.

Zip file includes 32-bit or 64-bit versions.

Informations

• Status: Fully functional
• Source: None
• Size: 1 376kB

Platforms: C2k10, C2k6, C2k7, C2k9, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, CB64, CBXE, CBXE2, CBXE3, CBXE4, CBXE5, CBXE6, CBXE7, D2, D2005, D2006, D2007, D2009, D2010, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, DXE, DXE2, DXE3, DXE4, DXE5, DXE6, DXE64, DXE7

Description

Resource editor for programs. It can import resources from executable files and RES files. It can generate resource files and source files in different programming languages.

Editing data (for example, images) is realized with the use of programs installed on the computer rather than using internal means. It is useful for localization of programs thanks to built-in capabilities of automatic translation into different languages. Program is not able to directly edit resources (in executable files and RES files), but stores them in files in its own format.

It can generate:

• Resource file (*.res or *.rc).
• Autonomous source code file (in Pascal or C++ language).
• INI file (*.ini).

Informations

• Status: Fully functional
• Source: None
• Size: 1 448kB

Platforms: C2k10, C2k6, C2k7, C2k9, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, CBXE, CBXE2, CBXE3, CBXE4, CBXE5, CBXE6, CBXE7, D2, D2005, D2006, D2007, D2009, D2010, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, DXE, DXE2, DXE3, DXE4, DXE5, DXE6, DXE7

Description

Do you neeed a simple, powerful and fast resource editor?

With Resource Builder you can create, edit, compile and merge RC scripts to build new resource files (.res) fast. Import resources from existing WIN32 executables and 32-bit/16-bit resource files (RES, DCR). Extract, update and modify any resources in executables (EXE files) and libraries (DLL and other files). Edit images and create dialog windows with Visual Dialog Builder. Save any resource item from your RC script to a specified file.

Resource Builder supports JPEGs and can perform graphics conversion to and from BMP, CUR and ICO files. You can also adjust image sizes and quality to get the results you want. Since the program supports DFM (Delphi forms), you can view and edit Delphi's and C++Builder's forms in simple text format. This feature is especially valuable because Resource Builder comes with own text editor that supports syntax highlighting and search-and-replace function. Resource Builder is very well equipped and comes with editors for bitmap, icons, cursors, string table, menu, accelerators, dialogs and version info. HTML and XML support makes Resource Builder a natural choice for any project that might involve web integration.

Finally, the program also allows updating resources in existing executable modules. Plus, files can be compiled both with console or command line, which is great for bulk processing. Conveniently, files can be added by dragging and dropping or with Windows clipboard.

Informations

• Status: Evaluation (time-limit)
• Source: None
• price: $59
• Exe demo: included
• Size: 37 876kB

Platforms: C10, C10.1, C10.2, C10.3, C10.4, C11, C2k10, C2k6, C2k7, C2k9, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, CB64, CBXE, CBXE2, CBXE3, CBXE4, CBXE5, CBXE6, CBXE7, CBXE8, D10, D10.1, D10.2, D10.3, D10.4, D11, D2, D2005, D2006, D2007, D2009, D2010, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, DXE, DXE2, DXE3, DXE4, DXE5, DXE6, DXE64, DXE7, DXE8, FM, FM2, FM3

Description

Resource Hacker is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files (*.res). It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works on Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT, Win2000, Win2003, WinXP and Windows 7 operating systems (both 32 and 64 bit).

Viewing Resources: Cursor, Icon, Bitmap, GIF, AVI, and JPG resource images can be viewed. WAV and MIDI audio resources can be played. Menus, Dialogs, MessageTables, StringTables, Accelerators, Delphi Forms, and VersionInfo resources can be viewed as decompiled resource scripts. Menus and Dialogs can also be viewed as they would appear in a running application.

Saving Resources: Resources can be saved as image files (*.ico, *.bmp etc), as script files (*.rc), as binary resource files (*.res), or as untyped binary files (*.bin).

Modifying Resources: Resources can be modified by replacing the resource with a resource located in another file (*.ico, *.bmp, *.res etc) or by using the internal resource script compiler (for menus, dialogs etc). Dialog controls can also be visually moved and/or resized by clicking and dragging the respective dialog controls prior to recompiling with the internal compiler.

Adding Resources: Resources can be added to an application by copying them from external resource files (*.res).

Deleting Resources: Most compilers add resources into applications which are never used by the application. Removing unused resources can reduce an application's size.

Informations

• Status: Fully functional
• Source: None
• Size: 731kB

Platforms: C2k10, C2k6, C2k7, C2k9, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, CB64, CBXE, CBXE2, CBXE3, CBXE4, D2, D2005, D2006, D2007, D2009, D2010, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, DXE, DXE2, DXE3, DXE4, DXE5, DXE64

Description

Resource Tuner offers a thorough look at all of the resources (bitmaps, JPEG, PNG, icons, strings, TypeLibs etc) in the file, and allows you to make modifications without needing to recompile the source code. It also allows you to edit the properties of any controls on Delphi forms DFM within the PE file. There's a very strong emphasis on peeking inside Delphi applications and packages.

Resource Tuner reads and lets you edit .xml manifest, embedded in XP executables. And using the XP Visual Style Manifest Wizard, you can allow your legacy application to take advantage of the slick new look. This tweaking tool enables you to view and edit almost anything about a compiled Windows program, from the menus to the dialog boxes to the icons, etc.

On top of all that, this program has one of the best UPX Unpackers built in. Resource Tuner ships with the UPX Unpacker, a start-up processing plug-in for unpacking files compressed with UPX. Now you can open files compressed with UPX even without knowing that: your file will be unpacked automatically. Power users will also appreciate the plug-in API.

Informations

• Status: Evaluation (time-limit)
• Source: None
• price: $39.95
• Size: 2 695kB

Platforms: C2k10, C2k6, C2k7, C2k9, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, CBXE, D2, D2005, D2006, D2007, D2009, D2010, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, DXE

Description

Resource Tuner Console is a tool that enables developers to automate editing of resources in Windows executables and instantly change icons or strings in your compiled EXE from the command line within a second. This command-line resource editor allows using VBScript to create a repeatable process for updating and customizing resources during the final stage of the build process, and make modifications on existing Windows 32 and 64-bit EXE or DLL files without needing to recompile the source code.

The program is well suited for integrating into your build system, and takes the drudgery out of manual editing and repetitive tasks. All the functionality of Resource Tuner Console is called from within your VBScript. Resource Tuner Console fully supports Unicode and allows editing strings in multiple languages, swapping icons, updating XML manifests and version information for several hundred files at once, and more.

Do you have to prepare multiple branded OEM versions of your software? Do you have to build a custom EXE file for each of your OEM partner? Then you simply can't afford to not be using this software.

• Create a repeatable process for customizing resources
• Process multiple executables at once
• Add, delete, or update file version information
• Add or replace XP and Vista icons in a number of files from .ICO and .PNG files
• Add, edit, replace, or delete string resources in executables using VBScript
• Do Unicode
• Create multi-lingual resource directories.

Informations

• Status: Evaluation (time-limit)
• Source: None
• price: $199
• Size: 2 576kB

Platforms: C2k10, C2k6, C2k7, C2k9, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, CB64, CBXE, CBXE2, CBXE3, CBXE4, D2005, D2006, D2007, D2009, D2010, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, DXE, DXE2, DXE3, DXE4, DXE5, DXE64

Description

Restorator is a tool to work with windows resources of applications and application components (PE files such as .exe and .dll; .dcr, .res, .rc resource files ).

Restorator allows modifying, adding, and removing resources such as text, images, icons, sounds, videos, dialogs and menus in almost all applications.

Restorator is used for translation, customization, design improvement and development.

This resource editor comes with an intuitive user-interface, complete documentation with many examples and prompt user support via email.

With Restorator you can

• Translate existing applications (localization)
• Customize the look and feel of programs
• Replace logos and icons (branding)
• Enhance control over resource files in software development
• Hack into the inner workings of applications on your computer
• and much more.

A powerful find dialog lets you find any resource in files on your disk. You can distribute your modifications in a small, self-executing file - the ResPatcher. The Grab Resources dialog allows for extracting many resources (images, sounds, etc.) at once.

Furthermore, you can create small self-executing patch-programs, that redo the modifications to a program. You can distribute these ResPatchers freely.

Informations

• Status: Evaluation (time-limit)
• Source: None
• price: $79
• Size: 3 273kB

Platforms: C2k6, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, D2, D2005, D2006, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7

Description

With RFE you're be able to create and edit rc-files (resourcescripts) to compile them (as .res) in applications:

• You can start your compiler (brcc32) direct from RFE.
• You can import versioninfos from binary files (exe, dll).
• Preview-function for bmp, ico, cur, ani, avi, jpeg.

Present with two interface languages support: German, English.

Informations

• Status: Fully functional
• Source: Included
• Size: 253kB

Platforms: C2k6, CB1, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB6, D2005, D2006, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7