Resource Hacker AlternativesResource Editors and other similar apps like Resource Hacker

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1. 

   

   Universal Extractor 2

    27 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.

   24 Universal Extractor 2 alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Resource Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   • Most users think Universal Extractor 2 is a great Resource Hacker alternative.

   • Universal Extractor 2 is the most popular Windows alternative to Resource Hacker.

   • Universal Extractor 2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Resource Hacker.

   • Universal Extractor 2 is Free and Open SourceResource Hacker is Free and Proprietary
2. 

   

   Restorator

    11 likes

   Restorator is an award-winning utility to edit windows resources in applications and their components, e.g. files with .exe, .dll, .res, .rc, .dcr, extension (see PE files and RES files).

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Resource Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

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   • Restorator is the most popular commercial alternative to Resource Hacker.

   • Restorator is Paid and ProprietaryResource Hacker is Free and Proprietary
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   PE Explorer

    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.

   49 PE Explorer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Pay once
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Resource Editor

   Origin

   • Canada

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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5. 

   

   Resource Tuner

    11 likes

   Resource Tuner lets you view, extract, replace, edit, and delete the embedded resources of executable files: icons, strings, images, sounds, dialogs, menus - all that make up the visual part of your Windows programs.

   12 Resource Tuner alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Pay once
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Resource Editor

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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6. 

   

   PE-bear

    8 likes

   Portable Executable reversing tool with a friendly GUI.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Resource Editor

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   • PE-bear is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Resource Hacker.

   • PE-bear is Free and Open SourceResource Hacker is Free and Proprietary
7. 

   

   XN Resource Editor

    10 likes

   XN Resource Editor is a free, powerful, fully featured resource editor and PE module explorer.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Resource Editor

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • PortableApps.com

   

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9. 

   

   Resource Hacker FX

    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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Resource Editor

   Origin

   • Israel

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Resource Hacker

   

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10. 

    

    ResEdit

     17 likes

    ResEdit is a free resource editor for Windows programs. You can use it if you want to use dialogs, icons, version information or other types of resources. Output files can be compiled by any Windows compiler that includes a resource compiler, like MinGW and Microsoft Visual C++.

    13 ResEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Resource Editor

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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11. Resource Editor

     3 likes

    The primary focus of the resource editor is RES files with a heavy bias toward the resource types commonly used by Delphi developers, but all common resource file formats and resource types are supported.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • Denmark
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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12. 

    

    GARbro

     2 likes

    A resource browser, archiver, and extractor specializing in game data archives. It handles uncommon file formats not supported by standard zip and rar utilities. A full list of supported formats can be found at https://morkt.github.io/GARbro/supported.html.

    26 GARbro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Resource Editor

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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13. 

    

    RisohEditor

     2 likes

    "RisohEditor" is a free resource editor for Win32 development. RisohEditor realized the ideal of resource editor.

    12 RisohEditor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Resource Editor

    Origin

    • Japan

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    gaobill

    Positive comment•Nov 10, 2025

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    open source, support multi-language UI

    

    

    • RisohEditor is Free and Open SourceResource Hacker is Free and Proprietary
14. 

    

    Free Resource Extractor

     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.

    16 Free Resource Extractor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Resource Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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