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title: "What is the ResGen.exe tool used for?"  
description: "What is the ResGen.exe tool used for?"  
author: "Pushpendra Singh"  
published: 2010-10-25  
updated: 2020-09-21  
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# What is the ResGen.exe tool used for?

ResGen.exe is a tool that is used to convert resource files in the form of .txt or .resx files to common language runtime binary .resources files that can be compiled into satellite assemblies.

## Answers

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

ResGen.exe is a tool that is used to convert resource files in the form of .txt or .resx files to common language runtime binary .resources files that can be compiled into satellite assemblies.


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