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Resource Types: Nearly Every Type Supported
Resources are data that define the visible portions of your Windows program. Resources provide a consistent user interface that makes it easy for users to switch from one Windows program to another. A resource might be displayed in an application as error messages or as part of the user interface. Resources can contain data in a number of forms, including strings, images, dialogs, and persisted objects. In general, a Windows application's resources are separated from the program code, letting you make significant changes to the interface without recompiling your entire application.
Not all of those resources support direct editing, but for most you can replace and edit them with Resource Editor. Resource Tuner recognizes the following resource types:
| RESOURCE TYPE | DISPLAY AS | VIEW | EDIT | REPLACE | EXTRACT AS |
| AVI | animated image |  |
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*.avi |
| GIF | image | |
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*.gif |
| ANIMATED GIF | animated image | |
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*.gif |
| JPEG | image | |
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*.jpg, *.jpeg |
| PNG | image | |
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*.png |
| METAFILE | image | |
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*.wmf |
| BITMAP | image | |
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*.bmp |
| BITMAP (DIB) | image | |
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*.bmp |
| WAVE | raw data | |
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*.wav |
| CURSOR | image | |
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*.cur |
| ANIMATED CURSOR | animated image | |
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*.ani |
| CURSOR GROUP | text | |
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*.res |
| ICON | image | |
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*.ico, *.png |
| ICON GROUP | text | |
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*.res |
| MENU | script/menu | |
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*.rc |
| DIALOG | script/dialog | |
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*.rc |
| DIALOG DATA | text/raw data | |
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*.res |
| STRING TABLE | script | |
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*.rc |
| MESSAGE TABLE | text | |
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*.res, *.txt |
| ACCELERATOR | script | |
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*.rc |
| TOOLBAR | text/toolbar | |
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*.res |
| PLAIN TEXT | text | |
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*.txt |
| PLAIN UNICODE TEXT | text | |
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*.txt |
| RICH TEXT FORMAT | formatted text | |
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*.rtf, *.txt |
| HTML | text | |
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*.htm, *.html |
| XML | text | |
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*.xml, *.xsl |
| Application Manifest | text | |
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*.xml |
| CAB | directory | |
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*.cab |
| TYPE LIBRARY | script | |
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*.tlb, *.txt |
| PE EXECUTABLE | raw data | |
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*.exe, *.dll, *.* |
| NE EXECUTABLE | raw data | |
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*.exe, *.dll, *.* |
| LE EXECUTABLE | raw data | |
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*.exe, *.dll, *.* |
| Borland VCL DFM | text | |
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*.dfm |
| VCL Package Info | text | |
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*.res |
| VCL Signature | text | |
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*.res |
| VERSION INFO | formatted text | |
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*.res |
| IMAGE LIST | image | |
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*.res |
| Unknown Data | raw data | |
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*.res |
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Resource Tuner runs on all versions of Windows, including 11, 10, 8, 7, and XP, and supports both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.