https://github.com/augustoproiete/exceldna-unpack

Command-line utility to extract the contents of Excel-DNA add-ins packed with ExcelDnaPack
https://github.com/augustoproiete/exceldna-unpack

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Command-line utility to extract the contents of Excel-DNA add-ins packed with ExcelDnaPack

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/augustoproiete/exceldna-unpack
• Owner: augustoproiete
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2014-12-21T19:07:06.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-02T06:22:12.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-29T02:05:03.757Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: decompile, excel-dna, exceldna, extractor, hacktoberfest, packing, resource, unpacking
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.3 MB
• Stars: 59
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 18
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: CODEOWNERS

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ExcelDna-Unpack



Command-line utility to extract the contents of Excel-DNA add-ins that have been packed with ExcelDnaPack

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## Getting Started :rocket:

ExcelDna-Unpack can be downloaded as a standalone and portable executable, or installed as a [.NET Core tool](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/global-tools).

### Installation (Standalone)

Download the latest version of ExcelDna-Unpack from the [Releases tab](https://github.com/augustoproiete/exceldna-unpack/releases), and extract the file `exceldna-unpack-{version}-{rid}.zip` to the location where your `.xll` add-in is stored.

- `{version}` is the version of the ExcelDna-Unpack tool (latest version is recommended)

- `{rid}` is the runtime identifier: Choose `win-x64` for 64-bit or `win-x86` for 32-bit

### Installation (.NET Core Tool)

Download and install the [.NET Core 3.0 SDK](https://www.microsoft.com/net/download) or newer. Once installed, run the following command:

```bash

dotnet tool install --global exceldna-unpack

```

If you already have a previous version of **exceldna-unpack** installed, you can upgrade to the latest version using the following command:

```bash

dotnet tool update --global exceldna-unpack

```

### Usage

Run `exceldna-unpack --xllFile=NameOfYourAddIn.xll`

```

Usage: exceldna-unpack []

Where [] is any of:

--xllFile=VALUE    The XLL file to be unpacked; e.g. MyAddIn-packed.xll

--outFolder=VALUE  [Optional] The folder into which the extracted files will be written; defaults to `.\unpacked`

--overwrite        [Optional] Allow existing files of the same name to be overwritten; defaults to `false`

Example: exceldna-unpack --xllFile=MyAddIns\FirstAddIn-packed.xll

         The extracted files will be saved to MyAddIns\unpacked

```

## Release History

Click on the [Releases](https://github.com/augustoproiete/exceldna-unpack/releases) tab on GitHub.

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