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IcoFX
IcoFX

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 ...

Average of 11 user ratings: 4


  • Feb 11, 2008
  • For version:
  • 1.5

quote  Makes very nice icons  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Makes best looking icons for Vista. I tried it on XP and it works well, only thing is that not so good is that the size is fix to 16x16: Displayed on the task bar, lists and headers 32x32: Displayed on the desktop, control panel 48x48: Displayed in Explorer when thumbnail or titles view is selected 256x256: Windows Vista only still very good

user Review by: hotdoge3 (8)
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  • Aug 26, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.5

quote  Easiest of the bunch.  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Small to medium footprint,stable and virtually no system resource usage. Out of all the icon applications this one I found to be the easiest to use thanks to the very good help file.

user Review by: alnjk01 (135)
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  • Aug 14, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.5

quote  Awesome  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Great little program. Can do pretty much anything you need it to.

user Review by: thanhdang (3)
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  • Aug 07, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.5

quote  Excellent freeware  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

If there were a rating for features-per-megabyte, this little icon editor would have a very high one. It can do batch processing. You can make your own filters (the settings for the built-in filters are accessible as models, so all that's required is patience). By reading the Help File, you can figure out how to use selections to achieve what's normally accomplished by using layers. Its resizing algorithm is good. IcoFX works fine with 32-bit color depth. If you want maximum functionality, use your big image editor's sophisticated features, save as a 32-bit PNG, open that with IcoFX and make an ICO with several images inside it (even Photoshop needs its icon-plugin). Or just use IcoFX until you *know* what additional features you want in an icon editor. They're unlikely to be free, and in the meantime you've made your own icons and transformed others and had fun. That's a great deal.

user Review by: D_Spider (28)
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  • Jun 20, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.5

quote  Hats off to this little program!  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I still can't believe this program is free. It works just as good as my paintshop program. Great looking interface and a lot of features. Excellent!

user Review by: Lawless (3)
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  • Feb 13, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.5

quote  One of the best freeware icon editors  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Definitely is one of the top three freeware icon editors. On par with Snico editor, etc. Compiles icons that look very good on my XP system and no visible difference between those created in the GIMP. While I understand what comicfan is saying in their review. Really from that perspective there isn't a freeware or payware icon editor that does the same as a full blown graphics program.

user Review by: SmileyGuy (12)
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  • Feb 05, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.5

quote  Ico fx is ok at best  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 3

This is a great program for older OS icons, and can't beat the price. However, it simply doesn't deliver what an icon maker should but considering the price yet again, this may be why. I use Gimp to make my icons and they look as good or better than Windows icons in some cases, depending how well I do. Gimp will turn into ICO and supports many formats, resizing, etc..get used to that and no need to use any icon maker.

user Review by: comicfan (5)
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  • Jan 29, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.5

quote  Fantastic!  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This is the best freeware icon editor I have used. It has a top notch, intuitive interface similar to professional image editors (e.g. PaintShop Pro). It supports XP 32bit icons (24bit colour plus Alpha Channel) with perfect conversion from PNGs. Fantastic! Congratulations to the author(s) and thank you for licensing it as freeware.

user Review by: _plino_
First post


  • Jun 02, 2006
  • For version:
  • 1.0 Beta

quote  Simple, effective  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Extremely useful to use from scratch. Highly recommendable (at least for beginners like me)

user Review by: luegosieso
First post


  • Mar 27, 2006
  • For version:
  • 1.0 Beta

quote  Very good.  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

A very nice application. Although there doesn't seem to be a file overwrite dialog warning. Other than that, so far, this software is a keeper! Thank you.

user Review by: Geejay (23)
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  • Mar 26, 2006
  • For version:
  • 1.0 Beta

quote  Nice program  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

This is a nice program and easy to use.The only thing I see that was confusing was the erase didn't function as expected.Also if the primary color is transparent, you can't select a new color without clicking the black box first.Text positioning is difficult,but can be managed. All in all its great and I would recommend it to anyone.

user Review by: KennethLF (3)
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