Freeware: Custom Icons

	IconRestorer  License: Freeware
	In the event that a computer crashes, if automatic desktop icons placement is selected or if the screen resolution is changed there is the possibility that the icons shortcuts position on the Windows desktop becomes scrambled; IconRestorer has been designed to remember the icon setup to avoid the boring job of manual restoring for the right icons position on desktop after these events. IconRestorer can be used to place the icons back to their original location on the Windows screen when needed, or even to manage two profiles of icon position. The icons position on desktop (layout) can be saved manually when wanted (every screen resolution will be saved separately) and can be restored at any time. Some features: - Manage icons position separately for all screen resolutions - Multiple backups for each resolution - Contexual quick help - Windows Vista compatible - Check for program updates feature - Multilanguage: English and Italian for this first release, with support for non latin languages translations - Free support forum for bugs report or requests Author: F.S.L. - FreeSoftLand| Date: 15-09-2007 | Size: 1634 KB
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	Icon Plugin for PhotoShop  License: Freeware
	Icon Plugin for Photoshop enhances Adobe Photoshop with an ability to export and import Windows icons (.ico). Thanks to this ability, users can create compelling icons directly in Adobe Photoshop, using its large arsenal of creative tools and a convenient and familiar design environment. The use of the plug-in eliminates the need to use intermediate files and buy additional icon editors. In addition to Adobe Photoshop, the plug-in can work with Elements, AfterEffects, Premiere, PhotoDeluxe, Corel PhotoPaint, PaintShop Pro, Painter, and Photo. Icon Plugin for Photoshop provides all the features, which are required to achieve professional results in creating icons. It supports multi-format icons, transparency and semi-transparency and allows making icons, which are compatible with Microsoft Windows XP and Vista. The plug-in also supports non-standard icons of different sizes and color resolutions, including monochrome, 16 colors, 256 colors, 24-bit True Color, and 32-bit True Color with semi-transparency. Customers have an ability to add and remove sub-icons from icons. The plug-in is compatible with all versions of Adobe Photoshop, including 3.0-7.0, CS, and Windows OS. Author: SibCode| Date: 17-10-2006 | Size: 606 KB
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	AIM PowerPlus  License: Freeware
	Enhance your AOL Instant Messenger with extra new features such as new smileys, a Buddy Icon stealer, Winamp controls from within AIM, funny jokes and one-liners, and much more! Author: Adroz| Date: 10-10-2004 | Size: 416 KB
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	Check Mail (POP)  License: Freeware
	Lightweight customisable new mail notification utility for any POP account. Capable of launching your mail client or a web page of your choosing. Change the alert sound, display a notification box or even customise the icons. Works with SSL so you can use it to notify of new mail into your GMail account. Very easy to setup and use. Main Features include:-  Compatible with any account that can be accessed via POP  Don't like my icons? Use your own!  Play a custom new mail sound of your choice, either wav or mp3 format  Optional pop-up alert window with a time delay of your choice  SSL compatible so can be used to check on your new GMail account  Small program that uses relatively few resources (compared to a full mail client)  The option to launch a webpage and/or an installed full mail client  Discreet (Tray icon) existence  ITS FREE! Author: Paul Barlow| Date: 07-06-2005 | Size: 342 KB
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	RefreshEm  License: Freeware
	You may have noticed that sometimes the Desktop and Windows Explorer start to display the wrong Icons for some file types. Running RefreshEm when they do repairs the Windows Icon Cache so that the proper ones are immediately displayed. It does not stay in memory, immediately terminates after using it and has no visible Window. Just click or double click the Icon each time you want to refresh the icons. Author: Camtech 2000| Date: 19-03-2002 | Size: 79 KB
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	Quick Hide Windows  License: Freeware
	Quick Hide Windows by CronoSoft is great for hiding program windows with a press of a hotkey combination. You easily bring them back with another combo. Hiding the taskbar and desktop icons is just awesome. Password protection allows you to lock QHW to prevent intruders from trying to show invisible applications while you're gone. You can even lock your computer with QHW instead of a weak, easily hackable screensaver password. Author: CronoSoft| Date: 25-10-2002 | Size: 932 KB
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	Change Folder Icons  License: Freeware
	Change the standard icon of a folder on any other icon fast and simple with this small freeware utility for Windows. You can do this by pressing right mouse button on folder and selecting item "Change Folder Icons" from context menu. You can search icons in all types of resource files since selected folder. Also you can: select icon from any type of resource files; export all icons from resource file into .ico- files. Author: Sergei Perevoznikov| Date: 17-09-2001 | Size: 264 KB
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	IconArt  License: Freeware
	IconArt is a highly-compact icon & cursor creator. Icons are used to illustrate programs and files. One example are the shortcuts on your desktop. Cursors are used for mouse pointers. IconArt allows you to either draw the whole icon or cursor from scratch using all common tools or to import an image to turn into a icon (or cursor!). The layout is based on MS paint but has a large number of extra tools designed for the publication of both static & animated icons and cursors. It also comes compete with an update & enhance program and easy access to a simple reference guide. Author: | Date: 25-04-2003 | Size: 550 KB
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	ObjectDock  License: Freeware
	ObjectDock is a program that acts as both a task manager and a program launcher. It lets you organize your short-cuts and running tasks onto an extremely customizable dock that sits on your desktop. Users can customize the look of each item on the dock and set various animation options for when the mouse is over an item on the dock. It is very easy to configure. Tired of hundreds of icons scattered all over your desktop? Finding it difficult to navigate through the many items listed in your Start Bar? Just want a new tool that looks good and reacts in a pleasing way when you interact with it? ObjectDock is a necessary program for everyone – and it’s free! As in, no spyware, no adware and it never expires. Features of ObjectDock (free version) include: -Put short-cuts on your dock -Display running tasks on your dock -Put docklets on your dock -Icons zoom on mouse-over -Change the appearance of the icons of running tasks and short-cuts -Position dock on any edge of the screen -Optionally represent running programs by snapshot of their window -Optionally hide Windows taskbar -Skinnable Newer features include Windows Vista compatibility, a new image searching feature, .DockZip support, a new algorithm for zoom docks, drag and drop support for items on docks, tabbed docks rotate automatically when docking them with a screen edge if necessary, and a host of mouse-over activation features. Version 1.9 is a major update over 1.5 that features faster performance while using less memory, a changed default look and icons, a new start menu docklet, options for dock placement that is completely free-form, updated user interface for easier use, more Vista support, and more! Extra features in ObjectDock Plus ($19.95) include: Tabbed Docks, Multiple Docks, System Tray support, Custom icons for system tray icons, Fly-out menus, Smart edge docking, Taskbar grouping, Multi-monitor support, and tons of customization features. Author: Stardock Systems| Date: 25-04-2007 | Size: 12232 KB
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	AWicons Lite  License: Freeware
	User interfaces are getting better and better every year. The most important part of any good graphical user interface is iconic graphics. A small image that takes only a couple dozens of pixels can sometimes have more meaning than a paragraph of text. Due to the nature of imagery perception icons create the strongest associations in human beings. New technologies and higher resolution rates allow developers use high-detail true color alpha-blended icons when designing user interfaces. However creating vivid icons becomes an insurmountable task unless we use the right tools. Lokas Software is proud to offer a complete icon creator toolbox - AWicons! At an unbeatable price you can purchase all the tools you need to create graphically rich icons in one package! AWicons allows searching, creating, editing and managing icons, cursors and other small imagery. The application fully supports Windows XP true color icons. AWicons handles many popular file formats (such as ico, icl, cur, ani, png, gif, bmp and jpg) used to store multiple icons of various dimensions as well as all possible color modes (mono, 16, 256, true-color and true-color with alpha channel)! AWicons Lite icon management feature allows scanning various locations for images, which is very convenient when you do a lot of graphics editing. Being an icon drawing suite AWicons offers popular drawing tools (pen, line, ellipse, polygon, text, colors replace, etc.) and drawing modifiers (such as anti-aliasing, multi-color gradient, transparency, etc.). You can apply various artistic effects to your icons. Among those are 'contrast', 'blur' and many others. AWicons comes with comprehensive help system that includes drawing tips. Even if you have never edited icons before you will find it easy and entertaining to learn-by-play with easy-to-use multilingual interface! Humble price and amazing functionality make this software a must have! Author: Neil Sagitov| Date: 25-02-2004 | Size: 1562 KB
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	NetJaxer  License: Freeware
	NetJaxer is a free and easy way to integrate your favorite web 2.0 apps like Gmail, TadaList, Digg, Writely, Kiko, Meebo, financial sites, and other Ajax based web programs right into Windows. Create desktop, tray, and quick launch icons. Easily use these applications with our custom browser. Author: NetJaxer| Date: 23-02-2006 | Size: 1155 KB
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	Solway's Desktop Icon Layout Saver  License: Freeware
	Save and restore the location of your desktop icons. Freeware. Author: Kevin Solway| Date: 18-10-2007 | Size: 113 KB
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	Folder Icon Changer  License: Freeware
	Folder Icon Changer is a software that search and replace the standard icon of a folder on any other icon. It has a pretty and friendly interface. ( The interface is the style of WindowsXP. ) It is a powerful software and easy to use. You can change icons of folders quickly and freely just by clicking several buttons. So,using Folder Icon Changer can save you lots of time. The most important is that it can make your folders lively Features: 1.Change folders' icons freely and quickly. 2.Pretty and friendly interface. ( It is the style of WindowsXP ) 3.Search icons in files. 4.Search icons in folders. 5.Easy to use. Author: Silver Eagle Software, Inc.| Date: 15-06-2006 | Size: 945 KB
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	AddaButton  License: Freeware
	Add custom buttons directly to Internet Explorers own toolbar which can be used to launch any program or document on your computer. Easy-to-use interface allows you to define the button text, icon, associated "Tools" menu command text, and even the text to be displayed in I.Es status bar when the mouse cursor is over the menu command. Buttons can be optionally added to I.E.s toolbar for only the current Windows user profile or for all users if your system is configured for more than one Windows user profile. Buttons can also be deleted or their properties edited from within the program at any time after they have been added. New version adds the ability to use any ico files from your hard drive as button icons plus many more new features and improvements. Author: Kyle Dusang| Date: 29-12-2002 | Size: 685 KB
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	Onefog Desktop Shooter  License: Freeware
	Your desktop becomes your playground with DesktopShooter. Shoot your e-mail, shoot up your icons. But don’t worry, the desktop distortion is only temporary; press a key and it’s all cleaned up. Different digital distractions bring instant excitement to your computer! Author: Onefog Games| Date: 22-09-2002 | Size: 558 KB
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	Scare Pairs  License: Freeware
	Welcome to our graveyard. Don’t be afraid, just dig right in. You have nothing to lose...but your head. You better be quick, though, because the faster you match the pairs of icons under the tombstones, the greater the chances you’ll get out of our graveyard alive. Each game consists of a set of blank tombstones displayed across the board. Hidden behind each tombstone is an icon. For every icon there exists an identical matching icon, hidden somewhere else on the board. Your goal is to match identical pairs of icons in the fewest number of moves, and within the shortest period of time. Author: Eric Mueller| Date: 27-10-2003 | Size: 8291 KB
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	Tray Tools 2000  License: Freeware
	Tray Tools allows you to place up to 24 program icons in the Taskbar Tray. Program icons that you place there can be launched by simply clicking your mouse on them. To add new programs or modify existing items click your mouse on the small red toolbox icon displayed in the tray. You can also modify an existing program icon by right-clicking on it directly from the Taskbar Tray. Author: Gregory Braun| Date: 01-11-2003 | Size: 176 KB
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	Vista Start Menu  License: Freeware
	Each time you start programs from the Start menu, you use an interface that has not changed in 10 years! No wonder it has become more difficult to use as the number of programs has increased. Vista Start Menu is a convenient alternative to the "Start" menu. It's now easier to find and run the program you need. Visually-based, and easy-to-use. Your applications are arranged in a table with icons divided into groups, which makes it easier to work with multiple programs. And one more really important nuance: when you remove programs or install new ones, other icons remain in their places so you do not have to waste time looking for "drifted icons" as often happens. Author: OrdinarySoft| Date: 14-01-2006 | Size: 1360 KB
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	TWIcons  License: Freeware
	500 Icons für den Desktop in einer DLL Author: Thomas Wenzlaff| Date: 20-09-2001 | Size: 84 KB
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	Anti Boss Key - Hide windows with a single key stroke. Get high security. MindGe  License: Freeware
	MindGems Inc. AntiBossKey - instantly hide and restore the applications ( windows) on your screen in order to prevent uninvited persons from seeing them. Protect your privacy! Get a boss key. Hide / restore windows, tray icons, desktop icons, taskabar, lower volume, start the application you are supposed to work with. Hide tray icons, Hide desktop icnos, Hide taskbar, Switch screen resolution Author: MindGems Inc.| Date: 01-02-2003 | Size: 662 KB
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	Free Icon Gallery  License: Freeware
	Free Icon Gallery contains more than 3,000 free colourful icons and icon libraries and they are all absolutely free!!! Author: NeSoft Inc.| Date: 21-03-2005 | Size: 490 KB
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	Adsen FavIcon  License: Freeware
	Adsen FavIcon is a simple favion freeware creator that lets people make a favicon ico for their website, which shows up in IE's favorites. It can use either bmp or jpg files, and will convert them to ico format using the size and color quality you choose. Not only can you create fav icons, but it can also be used for creating icons for programs. Adsen FavIcon comes with notes on what settings to use for making fav icons and how to install them. Author: Adsen Software| Date: 27-07-2007 | Size: 584 KB
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	DTAlpha  License: Freeware
	DTAlpha is devoted to bringing you the Right Information, Right Now. DTAlpha is an application designed to deliver the latest, up-to-the-minute business news and information straight to your desktop via headlines, streaming audio & video, & instant alerts. Quick Access icons allow you to quickly get to your favorite sites with one click. Customizable options include adding your own RSS feeds and Quick Access icons, changing look and feel, and more. Exclusive news provided by DTAlpha Informants - the biggest names in the industry, covering a wide range of topics from strategies for marketing online, to personal development, to copywriting, to market research, and more.The DTAlpha Informants Roster includes Stephen Pierce, Jay Abraham, Armand Morin, Willie Crawford, Patric Chan, Ewen Chia, Deb & JP Micek, and many more. Media Center features constantly updating sets of news headlines, product reviews, events, streaming audio, streaming video, and desktop access to Stephen Pierce's acclaimed TalkBack blog. Alpha Bar features scrolling headline ticker for easy, one-click access to articles of interest and space to add your own RSS feeds. Alpha Bar also features Quick Access - an area that displays icons of your choosing which then allow you to get to your favorite sites quickly and easily. Predefined Quick Access icons include the DTAlpha website, Google, CraigsList, Yahoo, Wikipedia and more. Users can also add their own icons and define their own urls if they are not included in the predefined list. Author: Stephen Pierce International| Date: 05-01-2008 | Size: 861 KB
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	AniReminder  License: Freeware
	AniReminder is an easy-to-use program that reminds you important events in your life. The program offers a wide choice of notifications including display notifications with images, animated images or(and) tray icons, playing sounds with full volume control, launching programs or e-mail with attaÑ�hed files. It is FREE! Opportunities and features     The simple and clear interface   Reminders as transparent animated images (gif)   Reminders as XP icons (ico) or animated icons (ani) in tray   Reminders as sound (MP3,avi,midi) with auto-repeat and volume control   Reminders as e-mail messages with attached files and any FROM address   Reminders as call others programs or files (doc,txt,...)   Indication of the time of next run for reminders   Saving selected reminders to file   Adding reminders from file   Send selected reminders by email   Reminders archive   Reminders trash   "Stealth" mode   Many others Author: NiceKit Software| Date: 30-10-2006 | Size: 859 KB
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	Folder Style  License: Freeware
	Customize any single Windows folder with any icon you like, make every single Windows folder different from others. Just select a folder then pick an icon you like for it from the built-in gallery of over 350 eye-catching folder icons. This can be done in only 4 mouse clicks. Quick access is available from any folder's shortcut menu. Download it now and change your life a little. Author: 6Bytes Software| Date: 12-05-2002 | Size: 571 KB
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	Iconoplasm  License: Freeware
	Editor for Icons Cursors and Animated Cursors. TWAIN compliant for importing scanned hard copies. jpg bmp & wmf to ico extracts from exe and dll Standard and more drawing tools Fun quick and easy to use Author: Peter Fay| Date: 11-08-2002 | Size: 1914 KB
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	4t Tray Minimizer Free  License: Freeware
	4t Tray Minimizer lets you running applications minimized as System Tray icons, which helps in adjusting free space on your taskbar. To minimize any application to the task bar, simply left click the minimize button as usual or press keyboard shortcut. You can configure 4t Tray Minimizer to automatically hide/restore specific applications by pressing specific keyboard shortcuts. Desktop Enhancements: - Hides system tray icons - Launches Desktop programs from the system tray - 'Minimize to tray' and 'Hide window' buttons on the titlebar of any window - 'Minimize to tray' and 'Hide window' items in the system menu of any window Minimizing to tray: -Minimizes to tray any application. MS Outlook, MS Outlook Express and any other application can be minimized to System tray -Hides any application. Any application can be hidden without displaying its icon in the System tray -One tray icon for multiple instances. This feature allows minimizing multiple instances of an application in the same tray icon -Supports animated icons. For example, if your mail client (MS Outlook) changes the icon on the new message arrival, its tray icon changes accordingly -Shows/Hides icons in the Alt+Tab dialog -Hides and Restores all opening application For your favorite application: -Customized keyboard shortcuts for quick launching and hiding your favorite application -Customized 'How to hide the application' options -Customized options of behavior in the hidden mode -The favorite application can be autohidden as soon as it is executed or as soon as it is deactivated -Option to launch only one instance of the favorite application -Restores and brings up. 4t Tray Minimizer allows bringing up your favorite application by pressing the customized keyboard shortcut -Minimizes and Restores all instances of the favorite application -Customizing tray icon. 4t Tray Minimizer allows you customizing tray icon for your favorite application Author: 4t Niagara Software| Date: 14-11-2003 | Size: 613 KB
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	FSL Launcher  License: Freeware
	Tired for dozen of icons on your desktop? Try this simple but powerful and intuitive launcher to organize your shortcuts. Some features: - Categories organization (multi-tab launcher) with fast selection menu - Shortcuts management for applications, documents, url links, folders path and more.. - Drag & Drop support (copy or move from-to desktop or Windows folders) - Auto-hide function with customizable show and hide timings - Stay on top option - Skins management. - Capability to copy or move shortcuts trough categories. - Button mode; compact icons view without shortcuts name with button frame and spacing options. - Single click launch option. - Program icon options: Show On Taskbar, Show in the System Tray and Don't Show. - Show shortcuts info tip box: name only or detailed (name, type, size, date and other hints). - Auto select group when mouse move over group tab option. - Hideable button bar, in order to reduce the launcher size. - Support for MSI shortcuts (like MS Office™ shortcuts). - Support for screen with Large Icons. - Windows Vista™ ready. - Check for program updates feature. - Multilanguage: English, Italian, French, Czech, Spanish, Arabic, Greek, Bulgarian, Hungarian, German, Russian, Portuguese and Valencian with support for non latin languages translations. - Free support forum for bugs report or requests. Author: F.S.L. - FreeSoftLand| Date: 07-12-2006 | Size: 1812 KB
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	Custom Skin Clock  License: Freeware
	Custom Skin Clock is a desktop version of a frame with a favorite photograph you keep on your desktop. Install your favorite pictures, photos of your family, dog, friends, unforgettable moments of your vacation or just a favorite picture on the clock face. The clock with your picture will be located on your desktop without interfering with your work. Custom Skin Clock is a FREE customizable analog clock located on the desktop. This elegant modern clock will make your desktop more interactive. You can easily move the clock on the desktop, adjust the scale, customize the clock face, change the color of clock hands and manage the clock position settings. Author: UpClock Software| Date: 27-01-2008 | Size: 1374 KB
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	Custom Folder  License: Freeware
	Compact utility Custom Folder helps to create directories with formatting their names with date and time mask. Utility can be very useful as part of your batch scripts. Command line version of the utility can run application of your choice with new directory name as parameter after successful directory creation. Utility is absolulely free for home and commercial use. Custom Folder offers fully customisable options for creating your custom folder name. Chose from any combination of the following:  * Static text:  Place static text anywhere in the mask to define your default folder name  * Date:  Chose from a two or four digit year mask; two digit month mask and two digit day mask  * Time:  Chose from a two digit hour, minute and/or second field and add an optional three digit millisecond field  * Increment:  By adding a simple switch, Custom Folder will automatically add a three digit incremented identifier to a default mask, making it ideal for backups or version control.  * Trim:  Helping you to keep your filing tidy, the "trim" switch instructs Custom Folder to trim any blank spaces from either end of the default folder name, ensuring that subsequent searches or batch operations are not bugged by unseen leading or trailing spaces. Author: KutinSoft.com| Date: 09-10-2007 | Size: 780 KB
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