# Vendor Binaries
This folder contains pre-compiled binaries from a variety of sources. These should be updated periodically.

### rcedit.exe
- Updates PE resources, like VersionInfo or icons. It is used when generating `Setup.exe` and `Update.exe` to apply the user preferences.
- Can be found at https://github.com/electron/rcedit/releases
- MIT License: https://github.com/electron/rcedit/blob/master/LICENSE

### signtool.exe
- Signs application binaries while building packages.
- Can be found in the Windows SDK at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.19041.0\x86\signtool.exe" or similar, depending on the version of the SDK you have installed.
- License? https://github.com/dotnet/docs/issues/10478

### 7za.exe / 7zz
- Incldued because it is much faster at zipping / unzipping than the available managed algorithms.
- Can be found at https://www.7-zip.org/
- License is LGPL & BSD 3: https://www.7-zip.org/license.txt