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Iconographer X - 2.5

32 bit icon & resource editor, reads PC & OS X icons too

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All Time:	(4.7)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	2.5
Release Date:	2003-07-08
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	38,465
Downloads (all versions):	62,454

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Product Description:

Iconographer is a an icon editor. It allows you to both change the icons of items, as well as edit the icon resources used by various programs. Iconographer has been created from the ground up to deal with many icon formats. These include: classic Mac OS (8-bit icons only), Mac OS 8.5+ (32-bit icons with 8-bit masks), Mac OS X (128 x 128 icons in .icns files), Windows (.ico files), and Mac OS X Server (48 x 48 icons in .tiff files). Due to its flexibility, Iconographer is useful to both beginners and advanced users. It can be used for a wide range of tasks, ranging from simply creating some customized folder icons to editing complex resource files for an application to converting icons between platforms.

What's new in this version:

Support for importing and exporting of individual icon members and entire icons to TIFF, PNG, Photoshop and other graphics formats
Support for smooth and blocky scaling
Interface now uses Quartz font anti-aliasing
Holding down option when using the "Complete Icon" command now regenerates all members
Fixed bug that caused color artifacts when using the "Copy Icon and Mask" command
10.2.x compatibility fixes
Performance and stability improvements

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.0

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.0 or higher

Editor's Notes:

The developer made this app freeware on 4/20/08. Use the following registration code:

Name: "Iconographer is now free"
Code: "HG066414"

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Wow - free! - Version: 2.5, 5/22/2008 12:00PM PST

Krioni

It's great to see that this has been made free. I know there are other icon editors that have been updated and have improved features, but this is a solid tool for many uses, so it's great to see that the developer made it free now that it is no longer being updated.

Thanks!

Fine App, don't know an alternative - Version: 2.5, 1/3/2008 03:14PM PST

dasoe

I used Iconographer X on 10.4 PPC and now started carefully trying it on a 10.5 Intel. Until now it seems to work without problems.
For me Iconographer has nothing to do with favicons, which are simple to create. The great thing of the Appp is, that you create your system icon for any File or Application a very flexible way: You can create different sizes for the Icon (let's say a big Verison - more detailed, with text and a small Version - simpler, without text), each size with own Mask (Alpha Channel). Then you save it in a file and see the result: Depending on your display preferences, OS X chooses the appropriate icon size. Fine, but it gets better: You can also create Windows icons for 95/2000/XP (For this software has not been continued for some good time, there unfortunately is no support for the bigger Vista Icons).
So when I create a Flash Game and burn it on a CD for both Mac and Windows, Iconographer helps me to make it look professional with perfect Icons.

I am very sorry that Iconographer has not been continued. I do not know an alternative, so I keep on using it - it is a great piece of software.

Thanks Iconographer - Version: 2.5, 10/27/2007 05:13AM PST

artcop

You were great when you were the only one out there. For people looking to create a favicon now, there's a free Photoshop plugin here: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/ which works like a charm and is as easy as saving any file. Be sure to check out the tutorial here as well for some tips: http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/jennifer/favicon.html Good luck!