Restorator is an award-winning utility to edit windows resources in applications and 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, complete documentation with many examples and prompt user support in the discussion forums or via email.

Here is a selection of Restorator's most important features.

- View and edit Resources

- Browse through your resources and edit them either in Restorator itself, or using applications you can integrate into Restorator's tool menu. [list of supported resource types]

- Edit dialogs WYSIWYG

- You can edit dialogs with your mouse on the screen. Move the dialog elements, resize and re-label them with immediate results and full control. Essential feature for translating applications.

- Add multi-language support to your applications

- You can add several languages to one single application. Your application will automatically start with the correct language, i.e. the default Windows language. Multi language support can be added just using Restorator. You can not only translate applications, but also add languages!]

- Release automated modifications - ResPatcher *)

- Using ResPatcher you can create a small executable that will re-do your changes. That enables you to customize any application and share it with others. You can customize applications like Internet Explorer and AOL Instant Messenger and share the modifications with your friends.

- Grab resources in PE files anywhere on your hard drive *)

- Grab for resources on your hard drive. This tool will find resources wherever they hide, e.g. look for all cursors on your drive and you save a lot of manual work.

- Locating elements in resources

- You are looking for a specific resource in a program? Not a problem -- the resource finder will do it!

- Edit and update resource files that are in use.

- Restorator can cause files to be replaced at system boot time, allowing you to modify resources within files used by Windows.

- Link Resource editing tools

- Define your own tools to edit sounds images and other resources. Easy launching of your favorite image editor to edit a BMP image

- depositfiles.com

- filefactory.com