Rob van der Woude's Scripting Pages

Script Compilers

(Encoders & Packagers)

I can think of several valid reasons to compile, or actually package scripts:

Note that some packagers (e.g. Perl2Exe) include a (copy of your) script interpreter in their executable, while others (e.g. Microsoft's Script Encoder) may still require an interpreter to be installed on the target system.

Packagers always need to unpack scripts in order to run them. Smart computer users may find a way to locate and read these unpacked files.
ExeScript and ExeScript Editor use their own JScript/VBScript engine, so they do not need to unpack JScript and VBScript code to disk. For scripts in other languages, they too need to unpack to disk.

As for PowerLocker and Microsoft's Script Encoder, they aren't packagers or compilers, really. I included them because they can hide source code from prying eyes, which is the most common reason for using a packager.
Don't use the script encoder to protect administrators' passwords, or rather: don't ever use administrators' passwords hardcoded in your scripts, after all there seem to be several script decoders around...

Also note that most anti-virus software doesn't "like" compiled scripts.
On my own computer, compiled scripts are the most common source of "false positives".

 

Batch File Compilers
Product Programmer / Manufacturer Download Purchase
Advanced BAT to EXE Converter Brandon Dargo 💾 Free for personal use
Advanced BAT to EXE Converter Professional Edition Brandon Dargo 💾 🛒
Bat To Exe Converter Fatih Kodak 💾 Free
Bat2Exec Doug Boling 💾 Free
BatLite Pieter A. Hintjens 💾 Free
ExeScript ScriptCode.com 💾 🛒
ExeScript Editor ScriptCode.com 💾 🛒
IExpress Microsoft Native in XP Free
Quick Batch File Compiler Abyssmedia.com 💾 🛒
Note that batch compilers may not always understand all the magic you are performing in your batch files (packagers use the standard interpreter, so no problem there, other than batch file compatibility with Windows versions). Use standard commands only, if possible, and forget about undocumented DOS features.
Advanced BAT to EXE Converter, Batch File Compiler and Quick Batch File Compiler offer both Win32 and DOS6 compilation and handle NT's extended command switches very well, ExeScript (packager) can handle batch files for the default command interpreter (NT's CMD.EXE) only, and Bat2Exec and BatLite are for "real" DOS only.
I still need to test IExpress (most likely will require XP SP2 to run).
 
Java Compilers
Product Programmer / Manufacturer Download Purchase
JEXECreator UCWare 💾 🛒
 
JScript Compilers
Product Programmer / Manufacturer Download Purchase
ExeScript ScriptCode.com 💾 🛒
ExeScript Editor ScriptCode.com 💾 🛒
Script Encoder Microsoft 💾 Free
(validation required)
ScriptCryptor Abyssmedia.com 💾 🛒
 
KiXtart Compilers
Product Programmer / Manufacturer Download Purchase
Kix2Exe Senser 💾 Free
 
Perl Compilers
Product Programmer / Manufacturer Download Purchase
ExeScript Editor ScriptCode.com 💾 🛒
Perl2Exe IndigoStar Software 💾 🛒
 
PowerShell Encrypters
Product Programmer / Manufacturer Download Purchase
ExeScript Editor ScriptCode.com 💾 🛒
PowerLocker Community version PowerLocker 💾 Free
(if you deselect the CD in the order form)
PowerLocker Pro PowerLocker 💾 🛒
 
Rexx Compilers
Product Programmer / Manufacturer Download Purchase
ExeScript Editor ScriptCode.com 💾 🛒
Open Object Rexx ooRexx.org 💾 Royalty-free
(CPL v1.0)
Rexx/Wrapper SourceForge.net 💾 Free
(GNU GPL)
Rexx2Exe (for OS/2) Dennis Bareis 💾 Free
Rexx_Exe (for OS/2) Veit Kannegieser 💾 Free
REXXCC (for OS/2) Bernd Schemmer 💾 Free
RXCLS (for OS/2) Steven Higgins 💾 Shareware
 
VBScript Compilers
Product Programmer / Manufacturer Download Purchase
ExeScript ScriptCode.com 💾 🛒
ExeScript Editor ScriptCode.com 💾 🛒
HtaEdit (HTAs only) Adersoft 💾 🛒
IExpress Microsoft Native in XP Free
Script Encoder Microsoft 💾 Free
(validation required)
ScriptCryptor Abyssmedia.com 💾 🛒
Vb Script to EXE Converter A. Sabry 💾 Free
Vb Script to EXE Online Converter A. Sabry Compile your VBScript online Free
VBS2CMD Denis St-Pierre 💾 Free
Vbs2Exe Enkeladress.com 💾 🛒
VbsEdit Adersoft 💾 🛒

 


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