IconBuilder

Adobe Photoshop plugin

IconBuilder

Developer(s)	The Iconfactory

Stable release	8.5.3 / December 2, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-02)

Operating system	Mac OS X 10.4, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8
Platform	Photoshop, Elements or Fireworks
Type	icon editor plugin
License	Commercial, $79
Website	iconfactory.com/software/iconbuilder

IconBuilder is a popular^[1] plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Macromedia Fireworks for the editing and creation of computer icons created and used by The Iconfactory. It supports all icon sizes for both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. IconBuilder was created when there was no official tool from Apple Computer for making icons in the .icns format introduced by Mac OS 8.5.

The Windows version is at version 2.0, lagging far behind the Macintosh version. The Mac OS 9 version is frozen at 3.1. Version 8 adds support for Windows Vista's 256×256 icons.

Features

Create icons of any size, up to 1,024×1,024 pixels.
Supports Mac OS X icon drop state.
Export to multiple file formats simultaneously.
Import existing icons.
File integrity checks.

References

^ Larry Ullman, Marc Liyanage, Mac OS X Panther timesaving techniques for dummies, For Dummies, 2004, ISBN 0-7645-5812-9, p. 127

Leslie Ayers (7 June 2007) How to Make Your Own Icon, Mac Life, also appeared in print Mac How-To, Spring 2007, p. 86
Steve Caplin (May 2003) IconBuilder Pro 4.0, MacUser Product Reviews