Restoratoris an award-winning utility to edit windows resources in applicationsand their components, e.g. files with .exe, .dll, .res, .rc, .dcr,extension (see PE files and RES files).

Change, add, remove resources such as text, images, icons, sounds, videos, version, dialogs and menus in almost all programs.

Restorator is used for translation/localization, customization, design improvement and development.

This resource editor comes with an intuitive user-interface, completedocumentation with many examples and prompt user support in thediscussion forums or via email.


With Restorator 2007 you can :

* Translate existing applications (localization)
* Customize the look and feel of programs
* Replace logos and icons (branding)
* Enhance control over resource files in the software development process
* Hack into the inner workings of applications on your computer


New features in Restorator 2007:

* Improved command line parameters, specify as many operations at once.
* See command line parameters in the reference manual for more info.
* support for 64-bit exe files (amd64, ia64)
* easier String management: display string resources in just one resource
* support for Vista-style icons


Bug fixes:

* display icons and images in dialogs
* create default resources for new/added empty items (Version, Menu, Dialog, String)
* version editor: buttons to add a new version key and to delete keys
* allow to drag'n'drop multiple files (not only one) for assigning them
* added option to settings: select codepage for Unicode-to-8bit conversion
* added option to settings: have Restorator window always on top
* added option to settings: save Delphi/C++ Builder forms in old ANSI format if Delphi3 or earlier, force temporary setting of compatibility mode
* added option to settings: to ask for folder for Extract/Assign All Resources
* when extracting/assigning resources with an "Open File" dialog, the last used folder is remembered
* when importing strings, do not overwrite existing strings in the same block.
* in RES files, new resource items are inserted in alphabetical order