IconWorkshop Product Details

Easy-to-use Workspace

• Customizable interface compatible with new XP themes
• The program is fully integrated in one workspace
• All the features are visible on screen and easy to access at any time
• Performs batch operations (create or convert several icons in one operation)
• Automatically creates a multi-format icon from an image in one click!
• Includes a built-in explorer with thumbnail preview to browse your disks, find images and files containing icons Compilation Wizard which to create redistributable installation packages of your icon libraries
• A built-in Librarian helps you to work more efficiently with your icons and libraries
• An image loader/viewer to create icons from pictures in one click!
• Full Drag & Drop support in all workspace
• 3 Built-in search engines: Computer, Librarian & Web
• Advanced HTML help with Getting Started lessons, How-to procedures and reference manual.
• Manage 'favorite' documents
• Recently Used bar to quicly access used documents
• Context help which permits to get help when using dialog boxes.
• Built-in free online upgrade system to keep to software up to date!

Powerful Features

• Ability to create icons compatible with all versions of Windows® including the latest XP format with alpha channel
• Full support of Vista® icons with 256x256 PNG-compressed image formats (embedded in ICO files)
• Supports images with alpha channel to create icons (smooth transparency, shadows and image borders)
• Create attractive icons using ready-to-use Image Object Packs.
• Customize Windows icons. Adjust Windows icon size. Repair or rebuilds Windows icon cache.
• Transfer images from Adobe® Photoshop® using a plug-in (through memory - no more temporary PSD file)
• Reads Macintosh® icons from 16x16 mono to OS-X 128x128 alpha channel thumbnail format. Save them for Windows.
• Supports ICL Icon Libraries Create/Load/Save
• Imports/Exports Adobe® Photoshop® PSD images with layers
• Imports/Exports PNG and BMP with smooth transparency alpha channel
• Import/Export Adobe® Photoshop® PSD images with layers
• Batch create PNG, PSD or BMP images from icons (several icons at once)
• Batch create Windows icons from images or Macintosh icons (several icons at once)
• Batch convert Macintosh icons to Windows icons (several icons at once)
• Create icon or library snapshot images (create an image showing all the image formats embedded in an icon or library)..
• Contains several icon image filters (blur, smooth, sharpen, details, contour, emboss...)
• Contains several icon image adjustments (Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast...)
• Contains several icon image tools (Resize, Rotation at any angle, flip...)
• Drop shadow effect to create Windows XP compliant icons
• Enhanced color swatch/palette system compatible with Adobe® and Jasc® color files.
• Create an icon with all its formats from another icon image in one operation (easy-to-use wizard).
• Create an icon with all its formats from an extarnal image file in one operation (easy-to-use wizard).
• Create an icon from a screen capture
• Create ICL icon library
• Open any executable file (EXE, DLL, OCX...). Ability to change icons embedded in executable files.

System Requirements:

• Pentium® class CPU - 350 Mhz
• 65636 color Video Card - 800x600
• 64 Mo RAM
• Microsoft Windows® 95 or NT 4.0.
• Microsoft® ComCtl32 v4.72 or + - To use an Explorer® like Toolbar (install provided with the program)- Already installed with Windows 98, 2000 and Internet Explorer 4.01+.
• HtmlHelp - To read new help format (install provided with the program). Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or more is also required to read HtmlHelp - Already installed with Windows 98, 2000 and Internet Explorer 4.01+.
  
  
  A complete list of features and side-by-side comparisons are available on the Icon Editing Software Review HomePage.

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