Execon

A native macOS GUI application for extracting and saving icons from Windows executable (.exe) files.

Execon is a Swift-based tool that directly parses Windows Portable Executable (PE) binaries to extract embedded icons in .ico or .png formats accurately.

Features

• Native PE Parsing: Extracts icons directly from PE binaries without any external dependencies.
• Modern Interface: A clean, SwiftUI-based GUI utilizing glassmorphism for a premium macOS feel.
• Drag & Drop: Simply drop any .exe file into the window for instant icon extraction.
• Resource Aware: Automatically detects original resource names or IDs to suggest smart filenames.
• Multiple Formats: Export extracted icons as standard .ico or high-quality .png files.

Preview

How to Build

To build the application, run the provided build script from the root of the project:

./build.sh

This will compile the Swift sources and create build/Execon.app.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0 or later
• Swift 5.0+ (installed with Xcode or Command Line Tools)

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Co-Authored-By: Antigravity (Gemini 3.1 Pro)