# rcedit

**Repository Path**: mirrors_electron/rcedit

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: rcedit
- **Description**: Command line tool to edit resources of exe
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-08
- **Last Updated**: 2026-03-21

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# rcedit

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Command line tool to edit resources of exe file on Windows.

## Executables

Prebuilt binaries can be found in the [GitHub releases](https://github.com/electron/rcedit/releases).

## Building

To build you need CMake 3.15+ and Visual Studio 2015 or above.

1. Clone the repository
2. Create a build directory: `cmake -E make_directory build`
3. Change to the build directory: `cd build`
4. Make the CMake project: `cmake ..`
5. Build: `cmake --build . --config RelWithDebInfo`

## Docs

Show help:

```bash
$ rcedit -h
```

Set version string:

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-version-string "Comments" "This is an exe"
```

Use this option to change any supported properties, as described in the MSDN documentation [here](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa381058(v=vs.85).aspx)

Set file version:

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-file-version "10.7"
```

Set product version:

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-product-version "10.7"
```

Set icon:

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-icon "path-to-ico"
```

Set resource string:

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-resource-string id_number "new string value"
```

Set [requested execution level](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6ad1fshk.aspx#Anchor_9) (`asInvoker` | `highestAvailable` | `requireAdministrator`) in the manifest:

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-requested-execution-level "requireAdministrator"
```

Set [application manifest](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa374191.aspx):

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --application-manifest ./path/to/manifest/file
```

And you can change multiple things in one command:

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --set-icon "path-to-ico" --set-file-version "10.7"
```

Get version string:

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --get-version-string "property"
```

Use the same properties as `--set-version-string`. Use `"FileVersion"` to get the results of `--set-file-version` and `"ProductVersion"` to get the results of `--get-product-version`.

Get resource string:

```bash
$ rcedit "path-to-exe-or-dll" --get-resource-string id_number
```