# Ruby .exe Maker

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-exe-maker/87603>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 4, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-exe-maker/87603 "2007-03-04T09:36:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-exe-maker/87603/1 "2007-03-04T09:36:38Z")

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Does anybody know of a good way to make Ruby programs into .exe’s so  
people  
without RUby installed can run them and not edit the code?

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**Author:** ![bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2007, 10:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-exe-maker/87603/2 "2007-03-04T10:38:41Z")

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On Mar 4, 2007, at 11:36, Yannick G. wrote:

> Does anybody know of a good way to make Ruby programs into .exe’s so  
> people without RUby installed can run them and not edit the code?

rubyscript2exe

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**Author:** ![bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-exe-maker/87603/3 "2007-03-04T12:34:49Z")

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Damian T. wrote:

> On Mar 4, 2007, at 11:36, Yannick G. wrote:
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> > Does anybody know of a good way to make Ruby programs into .exe’s so  
> > people without RUby installed can run them and not edit the code?
> 
> rubyscript2exe

…but bear in mind that the code will be available to edit on the  
client system. There’s no (easy) way to compile ruby code such that it  
can’t be edited.