dotBundle

Note: The password for the downloaded ZIP file is "softpedia" (without quotation marks). The application is officially discontinued so it will not receive any further updates. Also, it cannot be purchased anymore. However, you can still download and install the last released version from this page, or activate the full version if you have a serial code.

dotBundle is a small-sized program whose main purpose is to aid you in compressing the libraries required by .NET applications you want to develop in one single executable.

You are met by a pretty well-organized layout, as it consists of a menu bar, multiple buttons and a pane in which to view uploaded references. Some well-organized Help contents are included, and thus everybody can learn how to handle this app, regardless of their previous experience with the IT world.

First and foremost, you should know it is possible to upload a main .NET executable with the help of a file browser, while you can also add multiple references, as long as they come in a DLL format.

Aside from that, there are multiple aspects you can customize. For example, you can choose to copy assembly attributes, preserve native resources, compress and encrypt the resulted item.

It is also possible to protect the contents of the EXE with a password, set it up to expire at a specified date or after a user-input number of uses. You can create a custom message for when the contents of a pack expire and you can select the output directory.

In conclusion, dotBundle is a handy piece of software when it comes to packing multiple .NET libraries in one single EXE. The interface is suitable to all users, the compression process is fast and the computer’s performance is not going to be affected at all.