What is the Best Icon Maker?

I use QTam.

I create my bitmap in CorelDraw and then I use it to convert to an Icon.

http://www.qtam-computer.com/download.shtml

Its free and it works pretty good and its super simple.

Miro
"Jack" <jo***@webfoxmail.comwrote in message
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Hello,

What is the Best Icon Maker?

Thanks,

Jack

There's a plugin for photoshop that allows you to "Save As" an icon.
It will convert any image type, preserve transparancy, etc.

The only thing you can't do is store multiple icons per file.

I tried to use the icon classes in .NET 2.0 but found they became quite
pixelated and lost a lot of definition. It could have been my
implementation, but most sources I found on the net all said that the
Icon conversion in .NET still leaves a lot to be desired.
I'm no expert, and just want nice icons on my forms and sys tray.
Photoshop plugin makes it easy.

I can't remember what its called though. It was on a page full of other
photoshop plugins. Its free. Google should assist you in this matter.

There's a nice freeware program called IconoMaker:
http://free-icon-editor.com/
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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:37:16 +0200, Chris Nahr <ch************@kynosarges.dewrote:

>There's a nice freeware program called IconoMaker:
http://free-icon-editor.com/

IconoMaker is no long free. The download is trialware.

Gene

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:57:44 -0500, "Jack" <jo***@webfoxmail.comwrote:

>Hello,

What is the Best Icon Maker?

Thanks,

Jack

"Best" is subjective depending on your needs.

If you want a professional looking app, you should probably only consider 32 bit
versions either as XP style or png files, multi-res where required. A plugin to
PhotoShop is handy (if you have PhotoShop), and, then there is the new so-called
Vista style icons that may be of future interest.

I think most all the freeware icon maker apps deal only with the old style icons, 24
bit or less.

Here are a couple that I have used:

http://www.axialis.com/
http://www.iconcool.com/studio.htm

Gene

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:57:44 -0500, "Jack" <jo***@webfoxmail.comwrote:

¤ Hello,
¤
¤ What is the Best Icon Maker?

Quite a few to choose from. I use Microangelo:

http://www.microangelo.us/

Another good one is IconWorkshop:

http://www.axialis.com/iconworkshop/
Paul
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Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)

http://icofx.xhost.ro/

A good free icon editor.