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Icon Creation, Editing Software, Plugins, and Related Tutorials
This section devoted to graphic icons includes links to icon creation and editing programs or plugins and tutorials on how to create or edit icons. This includes the popular ICO format for “Favorites” or “favicon” icons and other Web site icons. You'll also find links here to the popular free ICO Format Plugin for Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro to save icons directly within Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, along with standalone icon creating and editing software programs and sites to create icons easily online, too. In addition, you'll find links to helpful tutorials on creating icons in general and also within Adobe Photoshop.
For more on graphic icons and graphic icons for Web sites, see also Graphics
Free Web Site Icons, and Fonts Pixel Fonts.
For more graphics software plugins and filters, see Graphics Filters and Plugins for Graphics Software.
See also Graphics Adobe Illustrator, Graphics Adobe Photoshop, and Graphics Corel Paint Shop Pro.
On this page:
- Icon Format Plugins for Graphics Software
- Icon Creation and Editing Software
- Online Icon Creation Tools
- Icon Creation Tutorials
Also within Graphics Software, Tutorials (24 pages):
- Adobe Fireworks Tutorials, Articles, Extensions, Discussion Lists, Resources, Books
- Adobe Flash Tutorials, Articles, Resources, Discussion Lists, Books, Software
- Adobe Illustrator Tutorials, Articles, Brushes, Symbols, Discussion Lists, Resources, Books, Software (7 pages)
- Adobe Photoshop Tutorials, Articles, Actions, Brushes, Forums, Resources, Books, Software (8 pages)
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Tutorials, Product Information, Sites, Blogs, Resources, Books, and Software
- CorelDRAW Tutorials, Articles, Resources, Books
- Corel Paint Shop Pro Tutorials, Articles, Resources, Books
- Swish, Other Animation / Multimedia Graphics Software Tutorials, Resources
- Freehand, Other Graphics Software, and Related Tutorials, Articles, Resources
Icon Format Plugins for Graphics Programs
- ICO Format Plugin for Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro
This works with all versions of Photoshop, including CS, CS2, CS3, and it also works with Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop Elements 3+. I've used this plugin to save.ICOformat files with Photoshop CS, CS2, CS3, and it works flawlessly. Version 1.8b4 and later can also open.CUR(cursor) files. In addition to the ICO Format plugin, you'll find quite a few interesting plugins there for Windows and Mac. [Donationware plugin provided by telegraphics.] - ICOBundle Utility
“While the ICOFormat plugin creates ICO files containing a single icon only, ICOBundle combines multiple ICO images, of different sizes and/or colour depths, into a single ICO file. Available as a drag'n'drop application on Mac OS Classic/OS X and 68K, or as a command-line tool (built from GPL source) for Linux, OS X, other UNIX variants, and DOS.” [Donationware plugin provided by telegraphics.]
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Icon Creation, Editing Software Programs or Plugins
- Axialis IconWorkshop
Highly recommended. For Windows, Mac, Linux. [Software by Axialis Software.] - Easy Icon Maker
A small and easy-to-use all-in-one icon utility for icon making, editing, changing, extracting, searching, and exploring. You can edit a transparent or opaque icon. The sizes can be typical, standard icon sizes or custom sizing. The colors may be Monochrome(1 bit), 16 colors(4 bits), 256 colors(8 bits), true colors(24 bits), or true colors + alpha channel(32 bits). Highly recommended. [Software by icon-maker.com.] - IconBuilder
“IconBuilder is a filter for use with Adobe Photoshop or Fireworks that makes creating icons for either the Macintosh or Windows operating systems a snap. IconBuilder has been enhanced for increased compatibility with Photoshop / Fireworks CS3 and Mac OS X.” For Macintosh. [Software filter by IconFactory.] - Microangelo®
Several levels of sophistication to suit your particular needs, from basic icon creation to next-generation advanced icon creation and editing. [Software by Eclipsit.] - Pixel Toolbox
As their site states, “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.” It's FREE software, too! [Software by Luisa Arevalo Klose, AxiomX.]
See also within WebsiteTips.com's Web Resources:
- Fonts section where you'll find links to many beautifully created free and commercial pictographic and image fonts, and dingbat fonts.
- Fonts Pixel Fonts for dingbat fonts, dingbat pixel fonts especially designed for websites that can work well for icons.
Online Icon Creation Tools
- Favicon Icon Drawing Program Online Free
You can draw your own icon online with this free online tool. [Tool provided by Humbad's Computer Consulting.] - FavIcon from Pics
Upload an image and this free online tool will generate a FavIcon for you. [Free tool provided by chami.com.] - Free Icon Editor
You can draw your own icon online with this free tool and have it emailed to you when you're finished. [Tool provided by favicon.co.uk.]
Favicon Creation Tutorials
See also within Graphics: Create Graphic Icons, Favicons with Adobe Photoshop for helpful tutorials on creating graphic icons using Adobe Photoshop and Create Graphic Icons with Adobe Illustrator for helpful tutorials on creating graphic icons using Adobe Illustrator.
- Creating a favicon using Adobe Photoshop
Great tutorial that's easy to follow. Based on using Photoshop and the ICO plugin by Telegraphics. For more Photoshop tutorials, see Graphics Adobe Photoshop Articles, Tutorials, Books, and Software. [09/13/2005, by chette, chette.com.] - What is Favicon.ico? Personalise Your Site's Bookmark [Dated 2003, by Christopher Heng, for The Site wizard.]
Icon Creation, Icon Design Tutorials
This section covers icon creation and design in general. For tutorials on creating icons with specific software, see also within Graphics: Create Graphic Icons, Favicons with Adobe Photoshop for helpful tutorials on creating graphic icons using Adobe Photoshop and Create Graphic Icons with Adobe Illustrator for helpful tutorials on creating graphic icons using Adobe Illustrator.
- Apple Developer Connection: Icon Design Guidelines
Apple's official guidelines for creating icons for Apple products. Also gives helpful insight about changing levels of detail within your icons based on the icon size. Much more information here. [Article/tutorial by Apple Developer Connection.] - Windows Vista: Icons
Want to learn how to create Windows Vista icons, or at least create that look? See Microsoft's official section via their Windows Vistat Developer Center. Covers their icon design concepts and their official Windows Vista Icon Guidelines. Lots of detail here, including how Vista icons are different from Windows XP icons and lots of detail about their official guidelines with many examples. [Article/tutorial by MSDN: Windows Vista Developer Center.] - Windows Vista: Standard Icons
“Standard icons are the error, warning, information, and question mark icons that are part of Windows Vista®.” Explains the icons themselves as well as how they are to be used, the differences among them, and much more information. [Article/tutorial by MSDN: Windows Vista Developer Center.]
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