Free Resource Hacker Alternatives

The best free alternative to Resource Hacker is Universal Extractor 2, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Resource Hacker and 16 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Resource Hacker are PE-bear, RisohEditor, ResEdit and Resource Hacker FX.

Resource Hacker

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

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Universal Extractor 2
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Free • Open Source
Windows
23 Universal Extractor 2 alternatives
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.
- - 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.
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Universal Extractor 2 Features
1. PortableUniversal Extractor 2 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Multiple languages
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Most users think Universal Extractor 2 is a great Resource Hacker alternative.
PE-bear
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
14 PE-bear alternatives
Portable Executable reversing tool with a friendly GUI.
- - PE-bear is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Resource Hacker.
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PE-bear Features
1. Malware AnalysisPE-bear can inspect a suspicious file or URL to detect potential threats.
2. PortablePE-bear can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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RisohEditor
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Free • Open Source
Windows
11 RisohEditor alternatives
"RisohEditor" is a free resource editor for Win32 development. RisohEditor realized the ideal of resource editor.
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ResEdit
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
12 ResEdit alternatives
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++.
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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

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Some users think ResEdit is a great Resource Hacker alternative, some don't.
Resource Hacker FX
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Resource Hacker
21 Resource Hacker FX alternatives
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.
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Discontinued
This patch is discontinued.
Free Resource Extractor
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
15 Free Resource Extractor alternatives
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.
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Bundleware
The installer contains adwares. Be careful during the installation: http://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
innoextract
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Free • Open Source
File Archiver
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
9 innoextract alternatives
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.
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innoextract Features
1. Command line interfaceinnoextract either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Ad-freeinnoextract doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Works Offlineinnoextract can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. Lightweightinnoextract consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Comments about innoextract as a Alternative to Resource Hacker
This alternative is disputed. innoextract is still a legitimate Resource Hacker alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
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Two completely differt programs.
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ResourcesExtract
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
11 ResourcesExtract alternatives
ResourcesExtract is a small utility that scans dll/ocx/exe files and extract all resources (bitmaps, icons, cursors, AVI movies, HTML files, and more...) stored in them into the folder that you specify.
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Innounp
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Free • Open Source
Windows
9 Innounp alternatives
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.
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Innounp Features
1. PortableInnounp can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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XN Resource Editor
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Free • Open Source
Windows
PortableApps.com
12 XN Resource Editor alternatives
XN Resource Editor is a free, powerful, fully featured resource editor and PE module explorer.
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XN Resource Editor Features
1. PortableXN Resource Editor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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.
Resource Editor
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
8 Resource Editor alternatives
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.
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Resource Editor Features
1. PortableResource Editor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
InnoExtractor
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
9 InnoExtractor alternatives
InnoExtractor is a powerful application that helps you to unpack Inno Setup installers. With InnoExtractor you can explore the internal structure and content of the installer and you can to extract them to a local folder or a portable devices...
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InnoExtractor Features
Extract files