For the convenience of Windows users, the Windows distribution of wimlib is a
ZIP file containing the following items:
- * wimlib-imagex.exe, a command-line tool to deal with WIM (.wim) and split WIM
- (.swm) files that is similar to Microsoft's ImageX. This is a ready-to-run
- executable and not an installer.
+ * wimlib-imagex.exe, a command-line tool to deal with WIM (.wim), split WIM
+ (.swm), and ESD (.esd) files that is inspired by Microsoft's ImageX and
+ DISM. This is a ready-to-run executable and not an installer.
* Very short batch scripts (e.g. wimapply.cmd) which are shortcuts to the
corresponding wimlib-imagex commands (e.g. `wimlib-imagex apply').
PDF documentation for wimlib-imagex in the 'doc' directory.
* Various DLL (.dll) files, including the wimlib library itself
- (libwim-9.dll). The C header wimlib.h is not included; download the source
+ (libwim-15.dll). The C header wimlib.h is not included; download the source
if you want it.
* License files for all software included. These are all free software
uncompressed files in compressed directories, or files with alternate data
streams and multiple hard links.
+ * wimlib-imagex also supports ESD (.esd) files, except when encrypted. (These
+ use a newer version of the WIM file format.)
+
* wimlib and wimlib-imagex are free software, so you can modify and/or audit
the source code.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
-Currently there is no graphical user interface available for wimlib or
-wimlib-imagex. It's recommended to use wimlib-imagex in scripts to avoid having
-to interactively enter commands. However, note that wimlib-imagex is largely
-just a command-line front-end for wimlib, and it's possible to use wimlib's API
-in other front-ends or applications.
+It's recommended to use wimlib-imagex in scripts to avoid having to
+interactively enter commands. However, note that wimlib-imagex is largely just
+a command-line front-end for wimlib, and it's possible to use wimlib's API in
+other front-ends or applications. Currently there is no official graphical user
+interface available for wimlib or wimlib-imagex. However, an unofficial, beta,
+Windows-only graphical user interface that provides a thin wrapper around
+wimlib-imagex can be downloaded at
+http://reboot.pro/files/file/485-wimlib-imagex-command-line-compiler/.