SelF eXtract Maker for Windows.
✅ Tested on Windows 10 / Visual Studio 2013 (Minimum build WindowsXP)

WinSFXMaker is a very super simple install-sheild GUI tool for creating self-extracting (SFX) executables on Windows. It allows users to bundle ZIP archives into standalone .exe files that automatically extract and optionally run an installer or other program.

• ✅ Easy-to-use SFX archive generator
• ✅ Custom post-extraction command support
• ✅ Lightweight and dependency-free portable exe binary.
• ✅ Intuitive GUI with file pickers
• ✅ ZIP file bundling into a Windows EXE
• ✅ Custom post-extraction execution (e.g., launch installer.exe)
• ✅ Logging support via log4cpp
• ✅ Resource management using SFXTemplate and res/
  
  

• Platform: Windows (32-bit / 64-bit)
• Language: C+ +ISO 14 with MFC and GDI+
  
  

/
├── Dialog/                # Dialog UI logic
├── Helper/                # Utility functions
├── SFXTemplate/           # Template EXE and metadata
├── UI/                    # Icons and GUI resources
├── ZipArchive/            # ZIP compression/decompression (minizip-based)
├── log4cpp/               # Integrated log4cpp source
├── res/                   # Resource files (icons, templates, etc.)
├── WinSFXMaker.*          # Core application logic
└── README.md              # Project documentation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ahnshy/WinSFXMaker.git
   cd WinSFXMaker

2. Open the solution:

   • Launch WinSFXMaker.sln in Visual Studio 2013 or later

3. Choose build config:

   • Select Release or Debug mode
   • Choose x64 or Win32 platform

4. Build:

   • Build ALL_BUILD or the WinSFXMaker target
     
     

1. Launch WinSFXMaker.exe
2. Select the input ZIP file (e.g., setup.zip)
3. Specify output EXE file name (e.g., installer.exe)
4. Enter post-extraction command (e.g., setup.exe)
5. Click "Create SFX" to generate a standalone installer
   
   

• Ensure your post-extraction executable exists inside the ZIP archive
• Some commands may require elevated privileges (UAC prompt)
• You can customize the icon and stub using the res/ folder
  
  

• Product Design and Developed by ahnshy

• Built with:

  • Microsoft Win32 / MFC & GDI+
  • log4cpp for logging
  • minizip for archive management

• Inspired by traditional SFX packaging workflows
  
  

This project includes components like log4cpp and minizip, which are licensed under their respective open-source licenses.
Please verify usage rights before redistribution.

log4cpp LGPL 2.1 (Lesser General Public License v2.1)
minizip zlib/libpng License