Resource Hacker

Resource Hacker
Resource Hacker
	Resource Hacker in Windows 11
Developer	Angus Johnson
Release	December 3, 1999
Stable release	5.2.8 / March 6, 2025; 19 months ago
Written in	Delphi
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Size	6.13 MB (after installation)
Available in	English, Chinese, Japanese
Type	Resource extractor & compiler
License	Proprietary, freeware
Website	www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

Resource Hacker (also known as ResHacker or ResHack) is a free resource extraction utility and resource compiler for Windows developed by Angus Johnson. It can be used to add, modify or replace most resources within Windows binaries including strings, images, dialogs, menus, VersionInfo and Manifest resources. Security researchers use it to analyze malware. ResHack can also create resource files (*.res) from scratch, and it provides a number of text templates to facilitate this.

In 2002 the author stated that he had "no plans to continue development". However, since then he has released more updates.

The author also stated that he would neither release nor sell the source code.

On November 19, 2009, version 3.5.2 was released as a beta. This build added support for 64-bit executables and for displaying PNG images.
On September 16, 2011, version 3.6 was released with support for PNG icons.
On May 2, 2015, version 4.0 was released with improved support for 32-bit image files, resources can be started from scratch (with a number of resource templates), and numerous cosmetic improvements.
On August 17, 2015, version 4.2.5 was released. This build added support for changing a text resource format: Unicode, UTF-8, ANSI.
On November 20, 2020, version 5.1.8 was published, fixing an issues with PNG images not displaying, adding scrolling and zooming of image resources, and fixing a bug with 100 MB+ binary resources crashing the hex editor.
On October 31, 2023, version 5.2.4 was released, fixing overflow errors.
On March 6, 2025, version 5.2.8 was released, fixed bug compiling controls with -1 id in DialogEx.

References

↑ Saxena, Sandeep; Pradhan, Ashok Kumar (2022-05-26). Internet of Things: Security and Privacy in Cyberspace. Springer Nature. p. 143. ISBN 978-981-19-1585-7.
↑ Rawal, Bharat S.; Manogaran, Gunasekaran; Peter, Alexender (2023), "Malware", in Rawal, Bharat S.; Manogaran, Gunasekaran; Peter, Alexender (eds.), Cybersecurity and Identity Access Management, Singapore: Springer Nature, pp. 103–116, doi:10.1007/978-981-19-2658-7_6, ISBN 978-981-19-2658-7, retrieved 2026-08-04
↑ Aslan, Ömer; Samet, Refik (October 2017). "Investigation of Possibilities to Detect Malware Using Existing Tools". 2017 IEEE/ACS 14th International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA). pp. 1277–1284. Bibcode:2017aicc.conf..194A. doi:10.1109/AICCSA.2017.24. ISBN 978-1-5386-3581-0.
1 2 "Resource Hacker". 2005-07-04. Archived from the original on 4 July 2005. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

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[1] Saxena, Sandeep; Pradhan, Ashok Kumar (2022-05-26). Internet of Things: Security and Privacy in Cyberspace. Springer Nature. p. 143. ISBN 978-981-19-1585-7.

[2] Rawal, Bharat S.; Manogaran, Gunasekaran; Peter, Alexender (2023), "Malware", in Rawal, Bharat S.; Manogaran, Gunasekaran; Peter, Alexender (eds.), Cybersecurity and Identity Access Management, Singapore: Springer Nature, pp. 103–116, doi:10.1007/978-981-19-2658-7_6, ISBN 978-981-19-2658-7, retrieved 2026-08-04

[3] Aslan, Ömer; Samet, Refik (October 2017). "Investigation of Possibilities to Detect Malware Using Existing Tools". 2017 IEEE/ACS 14th International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA). pp. 1277–1284. Bibcode:2017aicc.conf..194A. doi:10.1109/AICCSA.2017.24. ISBN 978-1-5386-3581-0.

[no_longer_developed-4] 1 2 "Resource Hacker". 2005-07-04. Archived from the original on 4 July 2005. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

Resource Hacker

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