Icon Tools

IconArt is an icon editing and drawing tool, that allows you to create new icons from scratch, edit existing ones or to import an image (or part of it) and turn it into an icon. The editor provides all the tools you need, including pen, spray, fill , selections and objects. You can also move, rotate and flip the icon, apply masks, change colors and more. In addition, the program allows you to extract icons from .exe and .dll files and import them into the work area for editing and also supports static and animated cursers. IconArt is easy to use, compact and well worth the download.

Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables. It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works on Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT, and Win2000 operating systems. Cursor, Icon, Bitmap, GIF, AVI, and JPG resource images can be viewed. WAV and MIDI audio resources can be played. Menus, Dialogs, MessageTables, StringTables, Accelerators, Delphi Forms, and VersionInfo resources can be viewed as decompiled resource scripts. Menus and Dialogs can also be viewed as they would appear in a running application. Resources can be saved as image files (*.ico, *.bmp etc), as script files (*.rc), as binary resource files (*.res), or as untyped binary files (*.bin). The program is also capable of modifying, adding and deleting resources. Intended for advanced users.

IcoFX is an icon editor that enables you to create, retouch and edit icons. It supports transparency and True Color for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and offers a variety of editing tools, including gradients, blurring, sharpening, darkening and more. Other features include real-time preview, icon extraction, image import, 40+ image effects, desktop capture and more. Considering that it is free, IcoFX offers quite a nice array of features, that will meet most icon editing needs.

Greenfish Icon Editor Pro is an icon and cursor editor with support for image layers. It can be used to create Vista compatible and 32 bit icons up to 256x256 with the help of a variety of drawing and selection tools, as well as several filters including drop shadow, remove matte, glow and others. The program also allows you to edit icon libraries and resource files, and lets you replace icons in executable files. Other features include file drag and drop, gradient styles for filling shapes and more. Greenfish Icon Editor Pro can open/save ICO, CUR, PNG, XPM, BMP, GIF (including animated) and JPEG formats as well as ANI files and animated cursors. No installation required.

ToYcon is an easy to use tool to convert images into icons (.ico format) and vice versa. It supports JPG, BMP, PNG, TGA and GIF formats and can create various size icons in 4 bits to 32 bits with optional compression for Vista. There is no need to install the software, just run it and drag/drop imgages to be converted onto the desktop icon. Configuration options are available by right-clicking on the icons. Note: Since icons are square, your images should be cropped properly to achieve the best result.

Icons from File allows you to extract icons from files (EXE, DLL, OCX, etc.) and save them as individual ICO, BMP, JPEG, EMF files or as a single contact sheet. You can also copy icons to the clipboard or print the icons. The program includes a small file browser that allows you to easily find file that contain at least an X number of icons.

Randys Icon Editor is an easy to use editor for 16 color windows icons such as the popular favicon.ico that is used to provide graphical bookmarks for web sites. It offers several drawing tools, including line, circle and rectangle as well as preview and undo features. Very easy to use, no installation needed. The program can open .bmp and .ico files and save results as .ico icon files.

icon sushi is an icon editor that supports the creation of Windows XP Icons. It allows you to open icons of up to 128x128 and edit the Transparency-Mask and Alpha channel. You can also use the tool to extract icons from exe, dll and other supported file formats. Supports the creation of Windows XP Icons and import/export to PNG format.

IconXpert is an icon viewer, browser an extractor. It allows quick browsing of dll`s or folders, you can search for new icons inside EXE or DLL files or browse your existing icon collection. Icons can be copied to clipboard or saved as BMP or ICO file. IconXpert offers a handy feature that let`s you add new icons to a collection from the right click menu. It also supports launching of your icon editor and creation of favorite entries for faster navigation.