Alternate DLL Analyzer

The operating system relies on DLL files for mostly everything, from complex operations, down to simple things, like the Start menu showing up when you click its button. You can't open such files with normal applications, nor should you, if you don't know what you're doing. However, if you want to know exactly what each DLL file does, Alternate DLL Analyzer can help you. This lightweight application displays all the functions of individual DLLs, along with other useful details. It's an excellent solution for programmers or intermediate users, who wish to do some debugging.

The application is absolutely free and it can be used on any Windows platform, from the old and dusty Windows NT to the new and shiny Windows 10. The package includes everything the application needs, so you don't have to install any prerequisite tools or services. Also, you don't need to sacrifice a significant amount of resources to run it.

All you have to do is import a DLL file, either through a browsing option or by dragging and dropping it on the application's compact user interface, and click a button. This will immediately display the file's information, which includes its name, path, size and creation date, as well as version info, image headers, its checksum and, of course, the file's functions.

Before you start analyzing a file, you can also choose what type of analysis to perform. You can set the application to analyze import or export functions, exceptions, security or debugging info, by simply selecting an option in a drop-down menu. Additionally, you can choose what kind of information to display. For example, you can set Alternate DLL Analyzer to display specific type of checksum, like MD5, SHA-1 and so on.

It takes only a second to gather information on the loaded DLL file. It is displayed as plain text, which can be selected and copied. Alternatively, you can immediately export the information in a text file.

With Alternate DLL Analyzer, it only takes one second to find out what any DLL file does on your computer.