Axialis IconWorkshop

Axialis IconWorkshop(The previous version was called AX-Icons) is a powerful icon design tool. It creates, extracts, converts, manages and publishes icons, helping you create professional and beautiful icons in minutes. With it, you can create, import and save all Windows (R) icons (ICO) and icon libraries (ICL). It supports the new Windows XP icons with alpha channel images (a.k.a. smooth transparency). In this version, you can even open Macintosh(R) icons and convert them to Windows(R) format.

Axialis IconWorkshop basic functions

1. System icon production

Professional ico icon making software IconWorkshop creates icons for Windows/Mac/Unix operating systems. Includes making PNG icons from existing Windows and Mac icons.

2. Image generation icon

It has a powerful icon editor that can directly convert images into icons, and supports importing images in various formats such as PSD, PNG, BMP, JPEG, GIF, etc. and automatically converts them into ico icons.

3. Icon conversion tool

Supports reading Mac icons and converting them to Windows icons, enabling the use of Mac icons on the Windows desktop. And supports batch conversion operations of icons between the two systems.

4. Program plug-in support

It can operate simultaneously with Visual Studio. Just start the plug-in command to automatically complete the ico icon production. After editing and saving, VS IDE will automatically refresh the icon file.

Axialis IconWorkshop software features

Supports importing various graphic formats and automatically generates icons

Axialis IconWorkshop has a powerful editor and also supports creating icons from existing images, making it easier. You can import pictures in various formats and automatically generate icons. Such as PSD, PNG, BMP, JPEG, GIF, JPEG2000…

There is also a unique function to create files containing multiple image formats into icons through a simple one-step operation! Everything is done automatically: the alpha channel is preserved, the palette is calculated into a 256-color format, and even a 16-color format with transparency.

Strong support for Visual Studio to work more efficiently

Allows users to easily edit icons included in solutions in IconWorkshop. Just open the icon in Visual Studio's Resource Editor, launch the relevant plug-in command, and the icon will automatically open in IconWorkshop, where you can edit it if needed. When the icon is saved in IconWorkshop, VS IDE will automatically refresh the icon file.

Axialis IconWorkshop can operate simultaneously with Visual Studio and complement each other. The purpose of this plug-in is to build a bridge between IconWorkshop and VS IDE, so that users' work efficiency can be greatly improved.

Implement icon conversion between Windows and Mac OS systems

IconWorkshop supports reading Mac OS icons and converting them into Windows icons. Able to read all Macintosh icons up to OSX 10.7 Lion. Using this feature you will be able to use Macintosh icons on your Windows desktop.

IconWorkshop also has the function of batch conversion of icons between two operating systems (multiple icons are converted in one step). Supports the Mac Binary file format, allowing instant conversion of icons between Macintosh and Windows.

Axialis IconWorkshop installation method

1. Download from this siteAfter Axialis IconWorkshop (ico icon production), use 360 ​​compression software to decompress. After decompression is completed, double-click the .exe file to enter the welcome interface and click [Next].

2. Enter the Axialis IconWorkshop (ico icon production) product introduction interface, you can read it, and click [Next] after reading.

3. Enter the Axialis IconWorkshop (ico icon production) installation agreement, check [Yes, I accept] and click [Next].

4. Select the installation location of Axialis IconWorkshop (ico icon production). You can click [Browse]. In the window that opens, you can select the software installation location. After completing the selection, click [Next].

5. Axialis IconWorkshop (ico icon production) is being installed, you need to wait patiently for the installation to complete.

6. The installation of Axialis IconWorkshop (ico icon production) is completed, click [Finish] to exit the software installation.

How to use Axialis IconWorkshop

1. Double-click the Axialis IconWorkshop software, click [File] in the menu bar, and select [New] from the pop-up options.

2. In the new window that opens, enter the project name, color, and size, and click [OK] after completing the selection.

3. Click the corresponding sample picture in the corresponding folder of [Manager] in Axialis IconWorkshop, and drag the required picture to the editing area in the middle of the icon creation software operation interface.

4. The picture will be opened in iconworkshop, and the icon making software window will be opened.

5. Find the picture material you want from the [Manager], drag it to the icon creation window of the software in the same way, and let it overlap with the first image, so that a brand new icon will be formed. style

6. At this time, you must be careful not to directly select the "Save" option, because icons in ico format are useless for websites.

7. Then you have to select "File-Export-Compuserve GIF" and the following dialog box will appear.

8. Then adjust according to your own needs, but it is best to adjust the critical value to about 25%, and check the "Transparency" area to maintain transparency. While adjusting, you can also observe the changes of the two icons in the window. On the left is Original image, the right is the adjusted icon

Axialis IconWorkshop FAQ

How to modify the application icon in Axialis IconWorkshop

1. Open IconWorkshop, select "File" - "Open", and open the exe file in the IconWorkshop window. After clicking "Open", the following window will appear in some user computer interfaces - "Program file with additional data"

This is because we are opening a project with extra data embedded inside. Adding or removing mutations in such executable files may cause permanent damage to the file. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you open such files in restricted mode.

2. Click the "OK, open in restricted mode" button. All icons contained in the exe file will be displayed in the "Program Files" interface, and each image format of this icon will be displayed in this window.

3. Double-click the icon to be modified and open the icon image in the IconWorkshop editor window.

4. Use the "Drawing Tool" of IconWorkshop to modify the appearance of the application icon. I used the "Color Fill Function" to change the background color of the icon to "blue".

5. After editing the image, click "File" - "Save" to save the drawing effect, and then close the editor window

6. The work of modifying the application icon is coming to an end. We will see the updated icon style in the "Program Files" window. In this window, we can use IconWorkshop to generate this icon style into windows, macintosh icon format, or generate ICL , TLL file format, and you can also choose icon pixels such as 16*16/32*32/48*48.

7. Save the result of modifying the application icon, click "File" - "Save" (or press the shortcut key Ctrl+S), click "Yes" in the following window, choose to overwrite this program file, and modify the application icon successfully.

Axialis IconWorkshop update log

1. Function optimization

2. Bug fix

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