diff --git a/cewe2pdf.pyproj b/cewe2pdf.pyproj
index 619eaac..bc5c9a6 100644
--- a/cewe2pdf.pyproj
+++ b/cewe2pdf.pyproj
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@
     <Compile Include="extraLoggers.py">
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="imageExtractor.py">
+      <SubType>Code</SubType>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="imageUtils.py">
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Compile>
@@ -428,6 +431,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <InterpreterReference Include="CondaEnv|CondaEnv|cewe2pdf312" />
     <InterpreterReference Include="CondaEnv|CondaEnv|cewe2pdfenv" />
+    <InterpreterReference Include="CondaEnv|CondaEnv|cewe2pdfguienv" />
+    <InterpreterReference Include="Global|PythonCore|3.13" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\Python Tools\Microsoft.PythonTools.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/imageExtractor.py b/imageExtractor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b74f49b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imageExtractor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+from mcfx import unpackMcfx
+
+def collectArgsAndExtract():
+    class CustomArgFormatter(argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter, argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter):
+        pass
+
+    epilogText = "Example:\n   python imageExtractor.py"
+    exampleFile = r"c:\path\to\my\files\my_nice_fotobook.mcfx"
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Extract all the images (and data.mcf) from an mcfx file',
+                                     epilog=f"{epilogText} {exampleFile}\n \n",
+                                     formatter_class=CustomArgFormatter)
+    parser.add_argument('--out-dir', dest='imageDir', action='store',
+                        default=None,
+                        help='Directory for extracted photos')
+    parser.add_argument('inputFile', type=str, nargs='?',
+                        help='Just one mcf(x) input file must be specified')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.inputFile is None:
+        # you must specify a file name. Check if there are any obvious candidates
+        # which we could use in an example text
+        fnames = [i for i in os.listdir(os.curdir) if os.path.isfile(i) and i.endswith('.mcfx')]
+        if len(fnames) >= 1:
+            # There is one or more mcf(x) file! Show him how to specify the first such file as an example.
+            exampleFile = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), fnames[0])
+            if ' ' in exampleFile:
+                exampleFile = f'\"{exampleFile}\"'
+            parser.epilog = f"{epilogText} {exampleFile}\n \n"
+        parser.parse_args(['-h'])
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if args.imageDir is None:
+        parser.parse_args(['-h'])
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    imageDir = os.path.abspath(args.imageDir)
+
+    # convert the file
+    inputFilePath = Path(args.inputFile)
+    imageDirPath = Path(imageDir)
+
+    unpackedFolder, mcfxmlname = unpackMcfx(inputFilePath, imageDirPath)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # only executed when this file is run directly.
+    # we need trick to have both: default and fixed formats.
+    collectArgsAndExtract()
+