Dependency Walker Alternatives

Dependency Walker is described as 'Free utility that extracts a hierarchal tree of dependencies from any 32- or 64-bit Windows executable module (EXE, DLL, OCX, SYS, DRV, etc.), including those that were built for Windows CE' and is an app in the development category. There are six alternatives to Dependency Walker for Windows. The best Dependency Walker alternative is Dependencies, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dependency Walker are MyDW, PE Explorer, RegDllView and DLL Export Viewer.

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    Dependencies

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    Dependencies is a rewrite of the legacy software Dependency Walker which was shipped along Windows SDKs, but whose development stopped around 2006. Dependencies can help Windows developers troubleshooting their dll load dependencies issues.

    5 Dependencies alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    It works while Dependency Walker just sits there like a lemon. It's also a little bit slicker than Dependency Walker and perhaps a little bit faster

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    • Almost everyone thinks Dependencies is a great Dependency Walker alternative.

    • Dependencies is the most popular Windows alternative to Dependency Walker.

    • Dependencies is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dependency Walker.

    • Dependencies is Free and Open SourceDependency Walker is Free and Proprietary
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    MyDW

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    MyDW is a Windows utility that automatically scans executables and libraries to detect all required import dependencies. The tool collects and copies all necessary DLL files into a target directory, allowing applications to run without external system dependencies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    PE Explorer

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    PE Explorer is the most feature-packed program for inspecting the inner workings of your own software, and more importantly, third party Windows applications and libraries for which you do not have source code.

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    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • PE Explorer is the most popular commercial alternative to Dependency Walker.

    • PE Explorer is Paid and ProprietaryDependency Walker is Free and Proprietary
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    RegDllView

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    RegDllView is a small utility that displays the list of all registered dll/ocx/exe files (COM registration)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    unrelated functionality: Dependency walker produces a tree of dll dependency. Nothing to do with COM

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • RegDllView is Free and ProprietaryDependency Walker is also Free and Proprietary
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    DLL Export Viewer

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    Displays the list of all exported functions and their virtual memory addresses for the specified DLL files

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. DLL Show 2000

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    DLL Show 2000 is a small system utility that displays a list of all running processes and their DLL dependencies. Click your mouse on a listed task or process to see the DLLs that process uses.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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