Not AI-powered but VBScript-powered

Hi everyone,

I’ve been building developer tools for working with Windows executables, and one of them is called Resource Tuner.

If you’ve ever opened a Windows app and wondered where all the icons, dialogs, menus, version info, or language strings come from — that’s what resources are. They’re all packed inside the EXE or DLL file. Resource Tuner is a resource editor that lets you peek inside those files, explore what’s there, and even change or extract what you need.

💡 But then came Resource Tuner Console...

At some point, I realized I didn’t just want to edit resources — I wanted to automate it. When you’re dealing with dozens of executables that all need updated icons, version strings, or manifests, doing it manually gets painful fast. That’s how Resource Tuner Console (RTC) was born.

It’s a command-line version of Resource Tuner designed for automation. It combines the power of a resource editor with scripting — using the built-in Windows Script Host that’s already on every Windows machine. Out of the box, it runs with VBScript, so you can start scripting right away without any setup.

✨ What makes it useful

RTC takes input from a script file and applies your changes automatically to as many files as you want. You can reuse the same script across projects, schedule it as part of your build process, or even run it remotely.

What’s more, VBScript gives you full control over file operations. You can combine multiple steps into a single script — for example, batch process all EXEs and DLLs in a directory, generate dated output folders when processing multiple builds across different days, or automatically restore original timestamps (CreationTime, LastAccess, and LastWrite) after modifying files. Instead of doing these steps manually or juggling multiple tools, VBScript lets you wrap them into a single, reusable automation flow.

And if scripting isn’t your thing — no problem. Resource Tuner Console comes with ready-to-use sample scripts for the most common editing tasks, so you can start automating immediately. And you can get help generating custom scripts (for example, by asking ChatGPT or another assistant) so you can produce complex, reusable automation without being a scripting expert.

Thanks for checking out Resource Tuner Console — feedback, ideas, and questions are always welcome!

🔗 Try it free: Resource Tuner Console