# Introduction

This is wimlib version 1.14.4 (February 2024).  wimlib is a C library for
creating, modifying, extracting, and mounting files in the Windows Imaging
Format (WIM files).  wimlib and its command-line frontend `wimlib-imagex`
provide a free and cross-platform alternative to Microsoft's WIMGAPI, ImageX,
and DISM.wn to be affected by any patents.
