PBO Manager

A tool to open, pack and unpack ArmA PBO files.

Key features

Can pack/unpack PBO files.
Can preview files inside a PBO.
Can open mangled (by Mikero's tools) PBO.
Integrates with Windows Explorer.
Supports PBO metadata provisioning through pbo.json or $PBOPREFIX$ files.

Screenshots

Installation

🔹 The application requires Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2019 to run. Othervise, the application will complain regarding the vcruntime140.dll.

Installer

Download the installer from the Releases section.
Run the installer.

Manual instllation

Download the binaries from the Releases section.
Run the pbom.exe
Optionally, to get the Windows Explorer integration, register the dll:
```
 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Where\The\App\Is\pboe.dll
```
To unregister the dll later, use:
```
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe /u C:\Where\The\App\Is\pboe.dll
```
Normally no admin permissions should be required for the registration.

Building from source

Set the env variables:

Variable Description Example

QT_DIR Where QT is located. Needed for CMAKE to build. G:\Qt\6.1.1\msvc2019_64

Run the script:

# powershell
git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:winseros/pboman3.git
cmake -S <path_to_source_code> -B <path_to_build_files>
cmake --build <path_to_build_files>

Also, see how CI builds.

Open in IDE

Set the env variabls:

Variable	Description	Example
QT_DIR	Where QT is located. Needed for CMAKE to build.	G:\Qt\6.1.1\msvc2019_64
PATH	Where QT binaries are located. Needed for the IDE to run/debug.	G:\Qt\6.1.1\msvc2019_64\bin
PATH	Where OpenSSL binaries are located. Needed for IDE to run/debug.	G:\Qt\Tools\OpenSSL\Win_x64\bin

Open the the root folder in IDE

griha41/pboman3