PE Explorer AlternativesResource Editors and other similar apps like PE Explorer

PE Explorer is described as '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' and is a Resource Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PE Explorer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and BSD apps. The best PE Explorer alternative is Resource Hacker, which is free. Other great apps like PE Explorer are HxD, 010 Editor, Explorer Suite and Malcat.

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  1. Resource Hacker icon

    Resource Hacker

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    Resource Hacker™ is a resource editor for 32bit and 64bit Windows® applications.

    23 Resource Hacker alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Resource Hacker screenshot 1

    Resource Hacker Features

    1.  Portable

    Resource Hacker VS PE Explorer

     
    Comments about Resource Hacker as an Alternative to PE Explorer
    Guest
    Negative Aug 5, 2015
    6

    Resource Hacker better handles icons and such includes whereas PE Explorer for viewing code.

    Guest
    Negative May 7, 2020
    0

    it only edits dialog stuff

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    • Most users think Resource Hacker is a great PE Explorer alternative.

    • Resource Hacker is the most popular Windows alternative to PE Explorer.

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

    • Resource Hacker is Free and ProprietaryPE Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
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    HxD

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    HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor which, additionally to raw disk editing and modifying of main memory (RAM), handles files of any size.

    56 HxD alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HxD screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hex Editor
    2.  Disk editor
    3.  Portable
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline

    HxD VS PE Explorer

     
    Comments about HxD as an Alternative to PE Explorer
    Guest
    Negative Sep 22, 2018
    7

    HxD is just a hex editor, it does not support any PE functionality, like parsing the headers.

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    • This alternative is disputed. HxD is a legitimate PE Explorer alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • HxD is Free and ProprietaryPE Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
    • HxD is LightweightPE Explorer is not according to our users
  4. 010 Editor icon

    010 Editor

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    010 Editor is a professional text/hex editor designed to edit any file, drive, or process on your machine. Using Binary Templates technology, 010 Editor allows a binary file to be parsed into a data structure that can be understood.

    48 010 Editor alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    010 Editor screenshot 1

    010 Editor Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Hex Editor
    3.  Disk editor

    010 Editor VS PE Explorer

     

    • 010 Editor is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to PE Explorer.

    • 010 Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to PE Explorer.

    • 010 Editor is Paid and ProprietaryPE Explorer is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Explorer Suite icon

    Explorer Suite

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    Created by Daniel Pistelli, a freeware suite of tools including a PE editor called CFF Explorer and a process viewer. The PE editor has full support for PE32/64. Special fields description and modification (.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Explorer Suite screenshot 1

    Explorer Suite Features

    1.  Disassembler

    Explorer Suite VS PE Explorer

     
  6. Malcat icon

    Malcat

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    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.

    29 Malcat alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Malcat screenshot 1

    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

    Malcat VS PE Explorer

     
  7. Dependency Walker icon

    Dependency Walker

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    Dependency Walker is a 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.

    5 Dependency Walker alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Dependency Walker 2.2.6000 listing the dependencies of USP10.DLL
    Discontinued

    Program has been discontinued

    Dependency Walker Features

    1.  Dependencies
    2.  Debugging

    Dependency Walker VS PE Explorer

     
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Dependencies screenshot 1

    Dependencies Features

    1.  Debugging

    Dependencies VS PE Explorer

     

    • Dependencies is the most popular Open Source alternative to PE Explorer.

    • Dependencies is Free and Open SourcePE Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Universal Extractor 2 icon

    Universal Extractor 2

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Universal Extractor 2 screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.0.0-rc.3) was released in August 2020.

    Universal Extractor 2 Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages

    Universal Extractor 2 VS PE Explorer

     
  11. PE-bear icon

    PE-bear

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    Portable Executable reversing tool with a friendly GUI.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    built-in disassembler

    PE-bear Features

    1.  Malware Analysis
    2.  Portable
    3.  Disassembler

    PE-bear VS PE Explorer

     
  12. Relyze icon

    Relyze

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    Relyze is an interactive software reverse engineering and analysis platform with the following main features:

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Understand - Navigate the code and understand how a binary works.

    Relyze Features

    1.  Disassembler
    2.  Static analysis

    Relyze VS PE Explorer

     
  13. wxHexEditor icon

    wxHexEditor

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    Hex Editor. Support editing or comparing (diff) very large files up to 2^64 bytes. Cross-platform Linux, Mac OS, Windows.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    wxHexEditor screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed since 2020. Last version, 0.24, released in December 2017, can be still downloaded from SourceForge and GitHub

    wxHexEditor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Key binding
    3.  Hexadecimal
    4.  Visual Programming
    5.  Hex Editor
    6.  ASCII Editor
    7.  Disk editor
    8.  Support for Unicode
    9.  Disassembler

    wxHexEditor VS PE Explorer

     
  14. Free Resource Extractor icon

    Free Resource Extractor

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Free Resource Extractor screenshot 1
    Warning

    Installer detected as adware or trojan by 37 security vendors: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/59b7dda53dca64a50b269055cc4c776f9629cabecde396bd65674bb0e6fd7a9b/detection

    Bundleware

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

    Free Resource Extractor VS PE Explorer

     
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