Professional IconEdit2 is a full-featured graphic manipulation instrument. Alpha channel, multi-resolution and multi color depth, anti-aliasing are supported seamlessly.
Easy to use Despite advanced features, all of them are easy to use. You can manage color depths and image sizes in a mouse click. All drawing tools produce anti-aliased results automatically. You can paint, undo/redo, search for icons in your files, and create new icons instantly by capturing screen areas or opening image files or photos.
Affordable IconEdit2 is shareware. It doesn't cost a fortune. You can download and try it before you buy. Registration includes free version upgrades (within the same major version) and support.
Features Easy to use; Alpha channel (semi-transparency); Multi-image icon files; 256x256 PNG-compressed icon support; Capture screen areas; Search icons in your files; Multiple Undo/Redo; Various image filters; Import/Export as ICO, BMP, GIF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG.
Version History
Version 6.8 Released 2014-Sep-03. New features: - New "Filters | Other | Transparency..." filter; - New "iOS icon bundle" image export format; - "Edit | Paste" functionality improved.
Version 6.7 Released 2014-May-08. New features: - TrueColor mouse pointers under Windows Vista and later; - Color Picker improved: shows Color panel after picking a color; - Bug fixed that caused transparent areas to be displayed as black in Windows XP.
Version 6.6 Released 2014-Apr-15. New features: - 1-bit color depth support added; - Bug fixed that caused incorrect saving of non-standard image sizes.
Version 6.5 Released 2014-Jan-28. New features: - Image quality improved for ellipses, rounded rectangles, and thick lines; - Filters added: Round with Border and Rounded Corners; - Application icon changed; - Modes added for Point tool.
Version 6.4 Released 2013-Oct-04. New features: - Right-click to erase; - "Filters | Stylize | Round" filter added; - Modes for Move tool added.
Version 6.3 Released 2013-May-14. New features: - Zoom In/Out implemented; - "Image | Update from" menu command added, allowing to instantly update current image from another image in multi-image icon; - Minor tweaks.
Version 6.2 Released 2013-Feb-06. New features: - Fixed problem with screen capture in fullscreen mode on some computers (IconEdit2 window did not hide on some PCs); - Japanese translation updated; - "Image | Capture with Crop" menu command added; - "Edit | Preferences..." menu command added; - Fill tool now has three modes: Blend, Replace, and Replace Antialiased.
Version 6.1 Released 2012-Nov-26. New features: - Snapshot function reimplemented without Clipboard usage; - BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and PNG formats added into Save As dialog (in addition to Export dialog); - Icon sizes commands added into File menu; - Fullscreen mode instead of separate edit window; - Filters start from non-zero value for immediate result; - Russian and Japanese languages added.
Version 6.0 Released 2012-Sep-20. New features: - Full support for semi-transparency; - Full support for multi-image icon files; - User interface redesigned.