Windows resource

File Format
Name	Windows resource
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Resources Windows resource
Extension(s)	.res
Kaitai Struct Spec	windows_resource_file.ksy

Resources are bits of data embedded inside Windows executable files, which may be then read at run time.

Resources are commonly found in a section named .rsrc inside a Portable Executable or New Executable file. Resources may be also found in standalone files with the extension .res.

Specifications

• RESFMT.ZIP - Information about an early version of the format

Software

• Resource Hacker

Sample files

• https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/windowsResource/

See also

• Windows resource script

External links

• Wikipedia: Resource (Windows)