Resource Hacker FX AlternativesResource Editors and other similar apps like Resource Hacker FX

Resource Hacker FX is described as 'Improved Resource Hacker: it patcher that needs to be used on the original Resource Hacker v3.6.0.92' and is a Resource Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Resource Hacker FX for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Resource Hacker FX alternative is Resource Hacker, which is free. Other great apps like Resource Hacker FX are Universal Extractor 2, GARbro, Free Resource Extractor and PE Explorer.

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Resource Hacker FX alternatives page was last updated Apr 26, 2025
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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 Resource Hacker FX

     

    • Resource Hacker is the most popular Windows alternative to Resource Hacker FX.

    • Resource Hacker is the most popular free alternative to Resource Hacker FX.

    • Resource Hacker is Free and ProprietaryResource Hacker FX is also Free and Proprietary
  2. 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 Resource Hacker FX

     

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

    • Universal Extractor 2 is Free and Open SourceResource Hacker FX is Free and Proprietary
  4. GARbro icon

    GARbro

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    GARbro screenshot 1

    GARbro Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  Portable
    6.  Visual Novel

    GARbro VS Resource Hacker FX

     
  5. 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 Resource Hacker FX

     
  6. PE Explorer icon

    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.

    50 PE Explorer alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PE Explorer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

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

    PE Explorer Features

    1.  Disassembler

    PE Explorer VS Resource Hacker FX

     

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

    • PE Explorer is Paid and ProprietaryResource Hacker FX is Free and Proprietary
  7. 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 Resource Hacker FX

     

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

    • PE-bear is Free and Open SourceResource Hacker FX is Free and Proprietary
  9. Restorator icon

    Restorator

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    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).

    13 Restorator alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Dialog Editor
    Discontinued

    The software seems to be no longer updated. Latest version was released in 2007, but it can be still bought from the official website.

    Restorator VS Resource Hacker FX

     
  10. Innounp icon

    Innounp

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    innounp, the Inno Setup Unpacker.

    It recovers portions of the installation script (.iss file), including the registry changes and the compiled Innerfuse/RemObjects Pascal Script, if available.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Innounp Features

    1.  Portable

    Innounp VS Resource Hacker FX

     
  11. innoextract icon

    innoextract

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    Inno Setup is a tool to create installers for Microsoft Windows applications. innoextract allows to extract such installers under non-windows systems without running the actual installer using Wine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Extracting with colored output and a progress bar

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline

    innoextract VS Resource Hacker FX

     
  12. ResEdit icon

    ResEdit

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    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++.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The Dialog Editor
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available and the program was not updated since May 2015. Last version, 1.6.6, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine

    ResEdit VS Resource Hacker FX

     
  13. Resource Tuner icon

    Resource Tuner

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    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.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Resource Tuner screenshot 1

    Resource Tuner VS Resource Hacker FX

     
  14. XN Resource Editor icon

    XN Resource Editor

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    XN Resource Editor screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer updated and the official website is no longer available. Last version, 3.0.0.1, released in December 2005, can be still downloaded from an unofficial mirror.

    XN Resource Editor Features

    1.  Portable

    XN Resource Editor VS Resource Hacker FX

     
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