goRefs1.3

goRefs is a feather-light and portable application you can use to quickly discover the dependencies of any Microsoft Windows module with the EXE or DLL extension.

Plain and simple interface

It doesn't include complicated options or configuration properties, making it accessible to all types of users.The interface is user-friendly, made from a standard window with a plain and simple structure, where you can locate a Windows module using the built-in file browser or specify the initial directory.

Find the dependencies of Windows modules

All dependencies of the selected object can be located and displayed in this panel with the click of a button, so you can check out the full path to each file.There are not options implemented for opening a file's location in Windows Explorer. On the other hand, you can hide tooltips, ask the tool to perform a cleanup job prior to scanning, as well as configure font settings when it comes to the type, style, size and script.

Portability advantages

The entire program's packed in a single .exe file that can be saved to a custom directory on the disk or copied to a removable storage unit, in order to seamlessly run it on any PC with as little effort as possible.goRefs doesn't modify system registry settings or create files on the disk without letting you know about it. In order to uninstall it, you simply have to delete this item.

Evaluation and conclusion

It didn't put a strain on the computer's performance in our tests, thanks to the fact that it needed a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly. No error dialogs popped up and it didn't hang or crash.Although goRefs doesn't come bundled with richer options and customization preferences, it offers a straightforward solution for locating all DLL dependencies of an EXE or DLL Windows module in just a couple of steps.