pyroglyph / xnblib

XNBLib allows for the easy decompilation of XNB files.

XNBLib

XNBLib is the library behind XNBE, my XNB decompiler. It allows easy asset decompilation for all the formats that both XNA amd MonoGame support.

Supported Formats

• Images (output as PNG)
• Audio (output as WAV)
• SpriteFontTexture (output as PNG)

More planned!

Usage

1. Import the library into your project.
2. Instantiate the Exporter class.
3. Pass a string array of paths to XNB files into ExportFile().
4. (Optional) Also pass in a string that points to an output folder.
5. (Optional) Subscribe to the OnStatusUpdate event to get console output as a string.
6. (Optional) Subscribe to the OnCompleted event to do something when XNBLib has finished.
7. Run() the Exporter and wait for the files to decompile!

Examples

1

var exporter = new Exporter(new [] { "C:\\path\\to\\file.xnb" });
exporter.Run();

After this, your decompiled files will be placed in the same folder as their XNB counterparts.

2

var exporter = new Exporter(new [] { "C:\\path\\to\\file.xnb" }, "C:\\output");
exporter.OnStatusUpdate += Exporter_OnStatusUpdate;
exporter.Run();

...

void Exporter_OnStatusUpdate(string status)
{
    Console.WriteLine("[XNBLib] " + status);
	// You can also leave this method blank to mute any console output.
}

After this, your decompiled files will be placed in C:/output and [XNBLib] will be appended to the start of any console output.

Live Example

XNBExporter is a console application I developed to showcase XNBLib. Check it out here!

Acknowledgments

• gameking008 - For the WAVE exporter.
• Dcrew - For increasing efficiency, fixing bugs, and adding SpriteFontTexture support.