Resource Explorer

Resource Explorer is a lightweight and simple-to-use software application that allows you to view the contents of Executable files (EXE). It can be used by programmers or C++ students.

The app also supports Dynamic Link Library (DLL), Control Panel Files (CPL), Driver Files (SYS), Screen Savers (SCR), ActiveX Library (OCX) and Codec Files (AMC, AX).

The interface of the tool is based on a standard window where you can open an item by using only the file browser because the 'drag and drop' function is not supported.

Resource Explorer can display various information on the respective item, such as the bitmap, dialog, string, raw data resource, cursor, icons, version and Microsoft Access Module shortcut files.

On the right pane you can check out either the hexadecimal code of a selected item, or the name, offset and size of its subitems. Resources can be saved to BMP, ICO or CUR. Plus, you can disable the status bar, or toggle the viewing mode between large and small icons, list and details.

The simplistic program runs on a very low amount of CPU and system memory, and has a good response time. It did not freeze or crash during our evaluation; however, it popped up multiple error dialogs. For example, it could not display format results longer than 4096 characters, and found plenty of invalid bitmap images. No recent updates have been made.