Icon Converter
Create an icon or cursor from all or part of an image


PixelToolbox is the complete solution for designing desktop graphics for Windows. Create, edit, and apply 1-bit patterns, wallpaper tiles, icons, and cursors - all from a single integrated environment. PixelToolbox offers the standard set of painting tools along with a few filters and features not found in other software. The unique interface, tools, and workflow were engineered to maximize your creative potential.

Requires .NET Framework Version 2

Last Updated 08 December 2008
Win XP/2003/Vista
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Picture Shark

Picture-shark is the first choice for people who want to "stamp" visible logos or text on their image files.

Here are some of picture-shark's features:
With its wizard like interface it is super easy to use
Create real watermarks
Choose transparent color, opacity, position and much more
Use the "feather"-feature to make the edges between the stamp and the picture smarter as with any other tool, just by one mouse-click
Very fast (processing hundreds of pictures each minute)
Support for different output formats and quality settings
WYSIWYG preview-mode for all settings
Support for preserving jpeg-headers
copy&paste between other applications and picture-shark.

Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
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Buttonz & Tilez

Buttonz & Tilez! is an award-winning software package that should make the life of webmasters easier.

The package includes 2 applications, "Buttonz!", which creates buttons of various shapes, and "Tilez!", which renders seamless textures.

Win 98/Me/2000/XP/2003
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XPize

XPize is a GUI enhancer for Windows XP and 2003. It replaces most of the non-XP icons, avis and bmps that Microsoft has always overlooked.

The installer simply automates the process of replacing resources in system files, making your XP's look better.

It also includes some extras and a reloader, which you can use after visiting Windows Update.

XPize does not contain any spyware or ad-ware of any kind.

If you are not satisfied with the results, you can completely uninstall XPize.

All versions of xpize require the .NET Framework 2.0 to be installed beforehand. You can download it from Microsoft's website.

Last Updated 02 January 2010
Win XP/2003
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DeKnop

DeKnop (dutch for "The Button") is a graphics editor that is designed to let you create buttons for your web site without requiring any graphic design experience.

It provides an easy to use step-by-step interface that lets you select the text, font style, color, 3D bevel, size, gradients and many other aspects.
You can preview any changes that you make as it takes place, so it is easy to experiment a little until you decide on a design you like.
Button images can be saved in PNG, JPG, BMP or GIF(non LZW) format. DeKnop also supports projects, allowing you to save your work and continue on it later or reuse it for other jobs.

Last Updated 08 December 2009
Win 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
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LiquidIcon XP

LiquidIcon is a fully-featured icon editing program with features such as icon extraction, multi-icon resource creation, cursor creation, and multiple built-in graphics effects.

The program comes with standard graphic editing capabilities (fill, pencil, selection etc.) and you you can also capture an icon size snapshot from anywhere on your screen, allowing you to further edit and customize it to create your own, unique icon designs.

A small real-time preview, allows you to view the icon in its original size while you are working on it. Additional features include icon extraction, Undo, text tool and more. Can be used to create Favicons.

Last Updated 21 May 2009
Win 98/Me/2000/XP
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IconArt

IconArt is a highly-compact cursor & icon creator. Icons are used to illustrate programs and files. One example are the shortcuts on your desktop.

IconArt allows you to either draw the whole image from scratch using all common tools or to import an image to turn into a icon or cursor.

Win 98/Me/2000/XP
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Easy Picture2Icon

Easy Picture2Icon is a wonderful tool for converting images or digital photos in to Windows icons. Easy Picture2Icon make it possible to use any graphical editor to produce icons. Because Easy Picture2Icon has the ability to convert digital pictures in the formats BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG and PNG to Windows icons (ICO).

Easy Picture2Icon has support for making transparent icons and the user can choose which color to make transparent. With this picture to icon converter it is possible to make icon files that contain multiple icons of different sizes.

Win 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
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IcoFX

Create easily icons with transparency for Windows XP and Windows Vista.

In the integrated workspace you can easily preview, save, change your icons. You can convert your favorite images into icons, or icons to images. With the help of many tools and more than 40 effects icon creation is made easy. It offers powerful tools like Brighten, Darken, Blur and Sharpen for retouching your icons in minutes.

Support for Vista icon with PNG compression
Create icons for Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista
Support for transparency (alpha channel)
More than 40 effects + custom filter
Resolutions up to 256x256
Data types: 2, 16, 256, True Color, True Color + Alpha
Extract icons from 32 bit exe and dll
Import and export images
Transparent, Brighten/Darken, Blur/Sharpen tools

Last Updated 08 December 2008
Win 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
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Iconoplasm

A free utility to create and edit icons, cursors and animated icons.
Converts from other standard image formats
TWAIN compliant scanning

Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP
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Icon sushi

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.

Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
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Axialis Object Pack

A collection of 150 objects to create nice looking glossy icons. By using drag & drop in IconWorkshop, create in seconds icons featuring various shapes, symbols, colors, shadows, inner lights, glossy effects.

The objects are provided in 256 x 256 format with alpha channel. It permits to easily create icons containing various sizes for Windows XP.

Last Updated 21 May 2009
Win 98/Me/2000/XP
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Vista High PX Icons

The icons of Windows Vista (the future operating system of Microsoft) are much sought after on the Internet. However until now, no pack answered our hopes : ICO files of poor quality, PNGs without aliasing or another major defect!

Now you can try "Vista High PX", a pack which contains more than 150 icons Windows Vista of an exemplary quality (the icons of bad quality have been redrawn by us). These icons can be used in software such as podXP, avedesk, RocketDock...

Last Updated 21 May 2009
Win 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003
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