gettext and iconv binaries for Windows (Shared) Michele Locati

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Use this command to install gettext and iconv binaries for Windows (Shared):

winget install --id=MicheleLocati.GettextIconv -e

gettext-iconv-windows is a set of precompiled Windows binaries for GNU’s iconv and gettext tools. Designed to simplify text file handling on Windows, these command-line utilities enable encoding conversion (iconv) and localization support (gettext).

Key Features:

Iconv: Converts text between different character encodings
Gettext: Manages internationalization and localization of software
Precompiled for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit systems
Signed binaries for security and trust
Installable via winget

Ideal for developers, system administrators, and anyone working with multilingual text files or needing to handle encoding conversions on Windows. These tools support seamless integration into workflows requiring text processing, localization, or internationalization tasks.

iconv and gettext binaries for Windows

The tools are built with the build GitHub Action.

You can download them from the releases page or from the project homepage.

Please refer to the official manuals for support: here for iconv and here for gettext.

Code Signing Policy

Starting with gettext v0.22.5 / iconv v1.17, the built DLLs and executables are signed.

Free code signing is provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation.

The source code of gettext and iconv is created and maintained by the Free Software Foundation.

This gettext-iconv-windows project only compiles gettext and iconv for Windows, and is maintained by Michele Locati.

Privacy policy

The gettext and iconv tools do not collect personal data: they are used solely for local work.

gettext and iconv binaries for Windows (Shared) Michele Locati

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iconv and gettext binaries for Windows

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