Command line tool to edit resources of exe file on Windows
- Make sure you have gyp is configured in your system. If not, clone gyp from https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp
- Clone the repository
- Run
gyp rcedit.gyp --depth . - Build rcedit.sln with Visual Studio
Set version string:
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-version-string "Comments" "This is an exe"Set file version:
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-file-version "10.7"Set product version:
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-product-version "10.7"Set icon:
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-icon "path-to-ico"Set resource string:
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-resource-string id_number "new string value"And you can change multiple things in one command:
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-icon "path-to-ico" --set-file-version "10.7"