---
name: "gextractwinicons"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gextractwinicons"
version: "0.3.1-1.1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gextractwinicons"
---

# gextractwinicons(1)

Extract cursors and icons from MS Windows compatible resource files

## NAME

**gExtractWinIcons** - Extract cursors and icons from MS Windows compatible resource files

## SYNOPSIS

**gextractwinicons** -h\
 **gextractwinicons** \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gExtractWinIcons** is a GTK+ utility to extract cursors, icons and png images from MS Windows compatible resource files (.exe, .dll, .ocx, .cpl and many others).

To extract icons or cursors just to select a MS Windows compatible resource file and the contained resources will be shown. Select a destination directory where to save the selected resources, simply check the items to extract and press the save button to save them in the specified path.

## OPTIONS

This program follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options

- **-d, --destination**

  Set destination folder for extracted resources

- **-f, --filename**

  Set resources filename from which to extract the resources

- **-r, --refresh**

  Automatically refresh the resources list if -f (--filename) was specified

## AUTHORS

**gExtractWinIcons** was written by Fabio Castelli \<muflone@vbsimple.net\>.

## HOMEPAGE

http://code.google.com/p/gextractwinicons/