IconWorkshop
Developer(s)Axialis Software
Stable release
6.9.1 / June 2016; 7 years ago (2016-06)[1]
Operating systemWindows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Windows 11
Size37 MB
Available inEnglish, French and German[1]
TypeIcon editor
Websitewww.axialis.com/iconworkshop/

Axialis IconWorkshop is an icon editor developed by Axialis Software. IconWorkshop can create icons for Windows (.ico), Macintosh (.icns) and UNIX-like systems (.png).[2][3] IconWorkshop includes a library of objects that can be put together to create many different styles of icons.[4] The utility supports plugins and allows importing graphics directly from Photoshop and Illustrator.

Software developers can edit icons directly in image strips.[5] These images are used to populate button icons in application toolbars. Since version 6.50, the user can create and edit raster images directly without using the icon image export feature.[6]

The product is cited in an article from Microsoft Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines about Windows Vista icon creation.[7] Axialis Software in association with Microsoft offers a free version called IconWorkshop Lite. This version is available to registered users of Visual Studio 2008 Standard or above.[8][9]

Clubic reviewed the application, giving it 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that "it allows doing everything with icons, and its tools are easily accessible which makes the software intuitive".[10] IconWorkshop has been nominated in the category "Best Graphics Program or Utility" at the 2005 Shareware Industry Awards.[11]

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References

  1. ^ a b "30-Day Trial Downloads". Axialis Software. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Image Editors with PNG Support". libpng.org. March 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  3. ^ Schummer, Rick; Borup, Rick; Adams, Jacci (2004). Deploying Visual FoxPro Solutions - Icon Creation. ISBN 9781930919327. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  4. ^ "PC World - Editorial Review of Axialis IconWorkshop". pcworld.com. December 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  5. ^ "Software News from CrystalXP". crystalxp.net. July 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  6. ^ Reyes, Mel (2005). Hacking Firefox - Create PNG images from ICO files. ISBN 9780764596506. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  7. ^ "Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines - Icons". microsoft.com. June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  8. ^ "Visual C++ developer center - Downnloads". microsoft.com. August 2008. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  9. ^ "Visual C++ Team Blog - IconWorkshop Lite Now Available for Download". msdn.com. August 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  10. ^ "Télécharger Axialis IconWorkshop 6.3.3.0" (in French). Clubic. Retrieved 2009-08-05. ce seul programme permet de TOUT faire sur les icônes. Tous les outils sont accessibles directement et l'utilisation du logiciel est très intuitive
  11. ^ "Shareware Industry Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-04.

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