rcedit

What is rcedit?

The rcedit npm package is used to edit the resources of Windows executables. It allows you to modify various properties of an executable file, such as its version information, icon, and more.

What are rcedit's main functionalities?

Change Version Information

This feature allows you to change the version information of a Windows executable. You can set properties like ProductName, FileDescription, and CompanyName.

const rcedit = require('rcedit');

rcedit('path/to/executable.exe', {
  'version-string': {
    'ProductName': 'MyApp',
    'FileDescription': 'My Application Description',
    'CompanyName': 'My Company'
  }
}, function (error) {
  if (error) {
    console.error('Failed to edit executable:', error);
  } else {
    console.log('Executable edited successfully');
  }
});

Change Icon

This feature allows you to change the icon of a Windows executable. You need to provide the path to the new icon file.

const rcedit = require('rcedit');

rcedit('path/to/executable.exe', {
  'icon': 'path/to/icon.ico'
}, function (error) {
  if (error) {
    console.error('Failed to edit executable:', error);
  } else {
    console.log('Executable edited successfully');
  }
});

Set Requested Execution Level

This feature allows you to set the requested execution level of a Windows executable. For example, you can set it to 'requireAdministrator' to request administrative privileges.

const rcedit = require('rcedit');

rcedit('path/to/executable.exe', {
  'requested-execution-level': 'requireAdministrator'
}, function (error) {
  if (error) {
    console.error('Failed to edit executable:', error);
  } else {
    console.log('Executable edited successfully');
  }
});

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README

node-rcedit

Node module to edit resources of Windows executables.

Requirements

On platforms other than Windows, you will need to have Wine 1.6 or later installed and in the system path.

Usage

const rcedit = require('rcedit')

async rcedit(exePath, options)

exePath is the path to the Windows executable to be modified.

options is an object that can contain following fields:

• version-string - An object containing properties to change the exePath's version string.
• file-version - File's version to change to.
• product-version - Product's version to change to.
• icon - Path to the icon file (.ico) to set as the exePath's default icon.
• requested-execution-level - Requested execution level to change to, must be either asInvoker, highestAvailable, or requireAdministrator. See here for more details.
• application-manifest - String path to a local manifest file to use. See here for more details.
• resource-string - An object in the form of { [id]: value } to add to the string table.

Returns a Promise with no value.

Building

• Clone the repository
• Run yarn install
• Run yarn test to run the tests