Axialis Icon Workshop!! Icon creation has evolved. Use the industry standard to create, convert and export icons like never before.
Create professional Windows® icons
Create quality Windows® XP icons
Windows® XP comes with a new generation of icons using variable transparency. It permits to create nice icons with smooth borders and shadows. You need a professional tool to create such icons. Axialis IconWorkshop has been designed with one goal in mind: "Icon Quality".
Enjoy the powerful editor which permits to create the various image formats of an icon from an original drawing without quality loss.
Convert Macintosh® icons to Windows®
Macintosh® designers are prolofic, especially when it comes to icon creation. Use IconWorkshop to read Mac icons and convert them to Windows®. It reads all kind of Mac icons up to OS-X.
If you're a developper, you'll enjoy the ability to create applications for both Windows and Macintosh platforms by converting your icons. If you're simply a Windows user you'll be able to use Mac icons on your XP desktop.
Automatically create icons from images
Axialis IconWorkshop features a powerful editor. But sometimes it's easier to create an icon from an existing image. Basically, you can import all kind of existing images: PSD, PNG, BMP, JPEG, GIF...
An exclusive feature permits to create an icon, with its several image formats, in just one operation! All is done automatically: Alpha channel is preserved, palettes are calculated for 256 color formats and even 16 color formats with transparency are generated. Export icons to images to illustrate your applications
If you create applications, you know that images are required to create attractive an user interface. IconWorkshop permits to export any image included in an icon (Windows/Mac) to an external bitmap file. You'll be able to easily use these images in your program to create beautiful toolbars for example.
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Powerful Editor
IconWorkshop features an editor with advanced functions: Easily create images formats using one command, import/export images, resize, ajust with numerous filters, change hue, contrast, lightness, drop shadows and more...
Integrated workspace
The application has a fully integrated workspace. All the tools are easily available on screen. The interface is multi-documents enabled. It means that you can mix icon, images and directory listing on several visible windows.
Advanced Help
An exhaustive help system has been implemented including getting started lessons, how-to procedures and the reference manual. A so a context help permits to get help when using dialog boxes.
Compatible with graphic industry standards
You can import PSD images with layers from Photoshop® and easily create a multi-resolution icon from a program or company logo.
Now use a Photoshop plug-in to transfer images directly in memory and make your icon in a few clicks. No more temporary PSD file.
Batch Procedures
Numerous batch procedures have been implemented in IconWorkshop to automatically perform operations on a large number of files. For example, you can create icons from a set of PNG files (ICO files are created). You can also automatically convert several Macintosh® icons to Windows®.
Librarian & Explorer with previews
Use a powerful librarian to easily manage all your media and icon files. This is a dockable window (which can be hidden) where you can store, move, copy and extract all the files you're using in your work (images, icons, libraries).
Also, A built-in file explorer permits to browse your disks and find files including images and all files containing icons. This advanced explorer permits to display files in thumbnail mode. By a simple click you open any file in a viewer or editor window
Top 5 reasons to purchase
One tool for all your needs
IconWorkshop is a professional tool designed to Create, Extract, Convert, Manage and Redistribute Windows® Icons.
A professional tool
Using the product you create professional looking icons. You're seen as a pro.
Be productive instantly
No complicated settings. All has been designed to let you be productive and get results in minutes.
The future of icon creation
No more pixel-by-pixel icon making. Many features permits you to create Windows® XP compatible icons in minutes.
Compatible with graphic industry standards
You can convert Macintosh® icons (up to OS-X) to Windows® format in a click, create icons from PNG images with transparency, use a Photoshop® transfer plug-in...
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