# akavel/rsrc

Tool for embedding .ico & manifest resources in Go programs for Windows.

Repository: https://github.com/akavel/rsrc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rsrc
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, windows, manifest, ico, ico-files, icon, linker, embed, stable
Last push: 2023-05-12T18:51:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4653, "days_push": 1209, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1367, forks 127 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:31.495236+00:00)

## What it is
rsrc is a Go CLI tool that generates .syso (COFF) files embedding .ico icons and Windows manifest resources, which the Go linker automatically picks up when building Win32 executables. It is now in low-priority maintenance mode, with go-winres suggested as a more featureful alternative.

## Use cases
- embed an icon in a Go Windows executable
- add a Windows manifest to a Go program
- set exe icon for go build output
- generate .syso resource files for Windows
- make my Go app show a custom icon on Windows
- embed version resources in Go binary

## When to choose
- you need a simple, minimal tool to embed .ico or manifest files into Go Windows binaries
- you want a stable, MIT-licensed tool that integrates automatically with go build

## When to avoid
- you need more features like version info or UAC settings - prefer go-winres
- you need active development and quick bug fixes
- you target non-Windows platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, go, cli
- tags: resource-embedding, ico, manifest, coff, syso, win32

## Member repositories
- akavel/rsrc (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.495236+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:06.626467+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/akavel/rsrc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.495236+00:00, sha 4d775c5a2c7e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.