Command-line tool

Strings

winget/Microsoft.Sysinternals.Strings

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Find printable strings in an object file or binary. sysinternals

At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Microsoft.Sysinternals.Strings -e

Print all strings in a binary

strings path/to/file

Limit results to strings at least n characters long

strings -n n path/to/file

Prefix each result with its offset within the file

strings -t d path/to/file

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