PE-bear AlternativesResource Editors and other similar apps like PE-bear

PE-bear is described as 'Portable Executable reversing tool with a friendly GUI' and is a Resource Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PE-bear for Windows, Linux, BSD, FreeBSD and Resource Hacker. The best PE-bear alternative is Resource Hacker, which is free. Other great apps like PE-bear are Universal Extractor 2, Malcat, PE Explorer and Free Resource Extractor.

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PE-bear alternatives page was last updated Sep 15, 2024
  1. Resource Hacker icon
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    Resource Hacker™ is a resource editor for 32bit and 64bit Windows® applications.

    21 Resource Hacker alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Resource Hacker Features

    1.  Portable
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    • Resource Hacker is the most popular Windows alternative to PE-bear.

    • Resource Hacker is the most popular free alternative to PE-bear.

    • Resource Hacker is Free and ProprietaryPE-bear is Free and Open Source
  2. Universal Extractor 2 icon
     26 likes

    Universal Extractor 2 is an unofficial updated and extended version of the original UniExtract by Jared Breland. It brings several hundred changes including community-wanted ones such as a batch mode, auto-updater and scan-only-functionality.

    23 Universal Extractor 2 alternatives
    Universal Extractor 2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Universal Extractor 2 Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages
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    • Universal Extractor 2 is the most popular Open Source alternative to PE-bear.

    • Universal Extractor 2 is Free and Open SourcePE-bear is also Free and Open Source
  3. Malcat icon
     7 likes

    Malcat is a feature-rich hexadecimal editor / disassembler / decompiler for reverse engineers and malware analysts. It has support for many file formats and CPUs, can scan for signatures, decrypt/decompress data, diff files and run python scripts.

    28 Malcat alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Malcat Features

    1.  Disassembler
    2.  Hex Editor
    3.  Malware Analysis
    4.  File Comparison
    5.  Static analysis
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Hexadecimal
    8.  Portable
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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    • Malcat is the most popular Linux alternative to PE-bear.

    • Malcat is Freemium and ProprietaryPE-bear is Free and Open Source
  4. PE Explorer icon
     33 likes

    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.

    48 PE Explorer alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PE Explorer Features

    1.  Disassembler
    Discontinued

    Not updated for very long time, no 64bit support.

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    • PE Explorer is the most popular commercial alternative to PE-bear.

    • PE Explorer is Paid and ProprietaryPE-bear is Free and Open Source
  5. Free Resource Extractor icon
     20 likes

    Free Resource Extractor is a free and handy utility to scan all DLL, EXE and OCX files and extract built-in resources like icons, bitmaps, cursors, sounds, AVI videos, HTML files, metafiles, etc. Free Resource Extractor can even extract useful resources from system files.

    15 Free Resource Extractor alternatives
    Free Resource Extractor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Bundleware

    The installer contains adwares. Be careful during the installation: http://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

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  6. pestudio icon
     6 likes

    pestudio implements a rich set of features that is especially designed to retrieve every single detail of any executable file. Results are checked against the Microsoft specification. Additionally, the content of the file being analyzed is checked against several white and black...

    13 pestudio alternatives
    pestudio screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    pestudio Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Malware Analysis
    3.  Static analysis
    4.  In-Depth Analysis
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  7. EXE Explorer icon
     7 likes

    It reads and displays executable file properties and structure. It is compatible with PE32 (Portable Executable), PE32+ (64bit), NE (Windows 3.x New Executable) and VxD (Windows 9x Virtual Device Driver) file types. .NET executables are supported too.

    4 EXE Explorer alternatives
    EXE Explorer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    EXE Explorer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Resource management
    3.  Dependencies
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  8. Resource Hacker FX icon
     12 likes

    Resource Hacker FX is an improved Resource Hacker: it is a patcher that needs to be used on the original Resource Hacker v3.6.0.92.

    21 Resource Hacker FX alternatives
    Resource Hacker FX screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Resource Hacker
    Discontinued

    This patch is discontinued.

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  9. Hiew icon
     7 likes

    Hiew (short for Hackers view) is a popular console hex editor for DOS and Windows written by Eugene Suslikov (sen). Amongst its feature set is its ability to view files in text, hex and disassembly mode.

    42 Hiew alternatives
    Hiew screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10.  4 likes

    HT is a file editor/viewer/analyzer for executables. The goal is to combine the low-level functionality of a debugger and the usability of IDEs. We plan to implement all (hex-)editing features and support of the most important file formats.

    7 HT editor alternatives
    HT editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD

    HT editor Features

    1.  Disassembler
    2.  Hex Editor
    Discontinued

    Last updated January, 2015. See http://hte.sourceforge.net/

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  11. PPEE (puppy) icon
     2 likes

    Professional PE file Explorer for reversers, malware researchers and those who want to statically inspect PE files in more details.

    15 PPEE (puppy) alternatives
    PPEE (puppy) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PPEE (puppy) Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Malware Analysis
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  12. PE Tools icon
     2 likes

    This is a fully-functional utility for working with PE/PE +(64bit) files. Including: Editor PE of files, Task Viewer, Win32 PE files optimizer, detector of compiler/packer and many other things.

    4 PE Tools alternatives
    PE Tools screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer updated. Last version, v1.5 Build 400, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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