PC Icon Editor

All of us have seen different symbols representing diverse concepts and even businesses that help a common man to decipher and identify a specific brand. This kind of graphic symbol represents manifold elements which include abstract, fantasy or simply a complex document. In computer terminology, icons represent different concepts built in bitmapped graphics. Designing and creating icons has been the forte of professionals who have the necessary skill and training to design a nice looking icon that perfectly represents and describes a specific feature or command to the user in a pictorial way. PC Icon Editor 2.6 is an application that helps the users in easily designing and creating Windows icons with a full featured interface.

PC Icon Editor opens with a neatly arranged and organized interface with the main options placed at the left and top pane and right panel presenting the large palette of colors and hues along with suitable tools to design it easily. There are multiple drawing tools present to help the user interactively create the icon with utmost flexibility and ease. The program contains an integrated workspace that facilitates in working efficiently to create professional looking icons within minutes. Even digital photos can be used in creating the icons and they can be exported to Bitmap files with transparent color shading. Furthermore, the program contains wizard commands and provides several filtering effects and drawing tools for different shapes and sizes and brushing styles to easily draw and design an icon with complete simplicity. The application is user friendly and helps in providing all the necessary assistance in icon creation.

To sum up, PC Icon Editor 2.6 comes across as a practical utility for designers and developers in creating icons; however the common premise gives it a rating score of three points despite the clear and concise performance.

PC Icon Editor is a powerful tool designed to Create, Edit, and Manage Windows icons and Icon Library files include XP and Vista icons. It has a fully integrated workspace that permits you to work efficiently and create professional icons in minutes. Create Windows icon from digital photos and images. Export icons to bitmap file with ability of defining transparency color.
Also able to EXTRACT Windows icons from inside of EXE, DLL, DRV, SCR, and ICO files on your computer and save them into ICO and Icon Library file as well.
With PC Icon Editor, you can create, load and save all Windows Icons. Now, it supports the new Windows XP
Icons with Alpha Channel (Smooth Transparency).The application has wizard and command line interfaces, making
it simple to use. It can completely support XP Alpha Channel icons, now you can easily create and edit wonderful
semi-transparent icons.
Makes wonderful icons by using more than 12 filtering effects (Blur, Rotate, Sharpen, Soften, Colorize, Drop
Shadow...). Supports all standard icon sizes from 16x16 until 128x128 and and custom sizes. Predefined Color
Palettes: Windows, Grayscale, Spectrum, Windows XP, 16 Colors, Web and Optimize. Built-in drop shadow effect
to create Windows XP compliant icons.
More than 13 drawing tools instruments (drawing Line, Rectangle, Ellipse or adding Text...) , Five styles to Brush:
Very Fine, Fine, Medium, Large and Extra Large, Three styles to Color Fill: Every Pixel, Even Pixels and Odd Pixels.
Everything you see on your desktop or in the Start menu can be edited with PC Icon Editor.