IconCool Manager

Iconcool Manager 5.22.80718 enables you to manage, keep, modify, extract, convert, enlarge and contract Windows XP and Vista icons. The software has 1300 sample icons (for registered users), accessed through a tree structure.

Pros: Iconcool Manager 5.22.80718 contains hundreds of icons including Windows XP and Vista icons for software development usage. The software lets you search, extract, convert, manage, modify, create, distribute, enlarge or reduce these icons. Iconcool manager can easily export icons to CUR, GIF, JPG, PNG, WBMP, EMF, TGA, WMF, TIF and ICL file formats. The software has hundreds of icons in the library that are arranged in a tree structure. This easily accessible tool enables you to find the icons and create sub-libraries within them. Icons could be searched using keywords. The wizard has three tabs namely icon library, icon extractor/converter and icon websites. The library has the entire list of icons, accessed in a tree structure. You can also create sub categories beneath the existing classes of icons and save them as ICO, CUR, GIF, JPG, BMP, PNG, EMF, TGA, WMF, TIF and WBMP format images. The icon extractor/converter tab has the options to convert images to an icon. You can also drag and drop the icons from your windows explorer. The software supports 25 image formats including jpeg and gif.

Iconcool has some peculiar function like transparent icon which could be enlarged or reduced, convert entire, part or partial image to a transparent icon, intensify or reduce the color depth of icons. The software has a smart image capturing tool that captures images of varying sizes from your desktop or other software.

Cons: No negatives noticed.

Overall: A wonderful application with 4 star rating.

IconCool is a powerful tool to manage, extract, convert, modify, search, create, enlarge or reduce xp icons and vista icons. An icon library with dozens of sample entries is included and accessible through a tree-style organizational system, allowing you to categorize icons and create new libraries within them. You can search icons in the library by keywords, and even add or edit the keywords of any icon. An icon search, extraction and conversion tab lets you view icons within files and save them in various sizes as ICO, CUR, GIF, JPG, BMP,r PNG, EMF, TGA, WMF, TIF and WBMP format images. You can also convert images from 25 formats to icons. You can export a total icon library to an ICL file. You can move icons easily using the powerful Drag and Drop functions. IconCool has some special and fascinating functions: A.)IconCool can enlarge or reduce a transparent icon, and the new icon will be transparent too; B.)IconCool can convert any part of a picture to a transparent icon by simply dragging your mouse; C.) IconCool can change the color depth of icons easily; D.) The smart image capturing tool can be used to capture images of various sizes from your desktop or any other software. A third tab includes a large directory of 800 icon web sites and allows you to edit, delete, and add sites. Now IconCool supports Windows XP 32bit icons. Now you can drag-drop icon files from your Windows Explorer to any icon library.Icon library, icon extractor & icon manager.1000 free sample icons included.