xcon

xcon is a command-line application designed to convert XAML files to the BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF or WMP raster format. It enables you to change the resolution too. Because it's a console-based tool, it mostly caters to experienced users who are already familiarized with this sort of software.

The usage syntax is xcon (options) (source) (destination). When indicating the source and output file names and extensions, you should make sure to specify the full path too, if the items exist in a different directory than the application.

The file extension can be set to either BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF or WMP, depending on your preferences. You can set the new raster width and height, along with the DPI. A couple of examples are provided by the developer in this regard.

Moreover, you can view instructions by writing the tool's filename without any arguments or with -help, as well as allow it to display messages during the conversion procedure.

The entire program's packed in a single executable file that can be saved to a preferred location on the disk or copied to a removable storage unit, in order to directly run it on any computer. It doesn't integrate new entries into the system registry or create files on the disk without your approval.

However, you should make sure to have .NET Framework installed, since it was developed with the aid of this platform. In order to remove the app, it's only necessary to delete this .exe item.

As we expected, conversion jobs were swiftly carried out in our tests, during which the utility remained light on system resources consumption, as it needed a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly. We haven't come across any stability issues, since it didn't hang, crash or indicate errors.

To wrap it up, xcon facilitates a simple method for turning XAML files into raster files with commonly used image extensions. Too bad that it hasn't received updates for a long time.