PE Explorer
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PE Explorer, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PE Explorer's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal License – Update and Support Renewal | $59 a year | 1 user · per user, second year onwards; requires prior purchase |
| 1 User License – Update and Support Renewal | $115 a year | 1 user · per user, second year onwards; requires prior purchase |
| Personal (Home) License | $129, paid once | 1 user · private, non-commercial home use · one computer at a time · one-time purchase; includes 1 year of support |
| Business License | $229.95, paid once | 1 user · business, academic, or government use · one computer · one-time purchase; includes 1 year of support |
| 5 User License – Update and Support Renewal | $449 a year | 5 users · per 5 users, second year onwards; requires prior purchase |
| 10 User License – Update and Support Renewal | $799 a year | 10 users · per 10 users, second year onwards; requires prior purchase |
| 5 User Business License | $949.95, paid once | 5 users · one-time purchase; includes 1 year of support |
| 10 User Business License | $1,599, paid once | 10 users · one-time purchase; includes 1 year of support |
The facts
Each one read from PE Explorer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Dependency scanner
- The Dependency Scanner recursively scans modules linked to a PE file to show which libraries an application depends on.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Disassembler
- The disassembler reconstructs assembly language source code from target binary Win32 PE files such as EXE, DLL, and OCX.checked 9 Oct 2026
- File support
- The feature list specifies support for 32-bit PE files, including EXE, DLL, SYS, ACM, OCX, DPL, BPL, MSSTYLES, CPL, and SCR files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License limits
- The maker says floating concurrent licenses are unavailable, and each business license is for one computer.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Packed files
- The feature list lists UPX, UPack, and NSPack unpackers, while the FAQ says the software unpacks only files compressed with UPX.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says Heaventools respects GDPR and that credit card information is never transmitted to or stored on its company servers or database.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PE Explorer inspects, edits, and repairs Windows Portable Executable files, including EXE and DLL files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Resource editor
- Its Resource Editor can view, delete, extract, or modify nearly every type of resource in executable files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Reverse engineering
- The maker describes uses including software development, forensics practice, reverse engineering, binary security analysis, and binary auditing.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker states that its packages contain no adware or spyware and are digitally signed.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The support page says the team usually replies to emails requiring a response within one business day.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2000checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker and founding
- Heaventools Software says it was founded in 2000 and is based at an address in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- The maker offers a free, fully functional evaluation version for 30 days.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Windows compatibility
- The download page lists Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and 2000 as supported systems.checked 9 Oct 2026
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