- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (Nag screen); $24.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: October 08, 2001
- Total Downloads: 49,186
- Downloads last week: 46
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 15 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This icon and cursor editor lets you create on the fly, but its limited 256-color palette may frustrate you. You'll endure a confusing installation process only to be hit with a nag screen that forces you to wait 10 seconds before you can launch Paraben's Icon Builder. We like the large set of features, including animation, scripts that allow you to insert your icons into buttons and spheres, among other options, and the standard array of effects. Most editing tools are available, and you control the level of editing detail by adjusting the pixel size. However, the interface is cluttered and harder to use than we'd like. Paraben's Icon Builder is an acceptable choice for users who just need to make a few simple icons or cursors, but power users should seek something less inhibiting.Publisher's description
From Paraben :Try a complete icon maker that allows you to create icons from scratch or convert existing images to icons. Easily create icons for Windows, Unix, or Linux. Create animated icons, cursors, animated cursors, bitmap images, and even wireless bitmaps (WBMP) for your WAP-Phone. Comprehensive editing capabilities including antialiasing, gradiation, shadowing, inverting, text and font styling, and spray. Extract icons from EXE or DLL files.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 15 votes
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Paraben's Icon Builder 7.0
Pros: It has support for many filetypes easy enough to use and powerful in making .ico .ani and .cur files. the animation is exactly like in Macromedia Fireworks Mx 2004, so people familiar with that platform will be right at home.
Cons: Its not very straightforward you have to press all of the buttons to know what they do. or read the help section avidly.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Paraben's Icon Builder 7.0
Summary: great program, downloaded, installed, made icon, all under 1 minute! but i cant understand why you download a exe, run it, and all it does is extract a installation thing, why cant you just download the exe in the first place? the exe is even bigge... read more >>
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Paraben's Icon Builder 7.0
Summary: This is definately the best icon maker I've seen. I really like the ablitiy to import .gif, .jpeg, and .bmp.
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Version: Paraben's Icon Builder 7.0
Summary: Good interface. I made an icon in < 1 min. I like the pixel by pixel drawing feature and preview. Overall it's just what I was looking for. SELECT * FROM end_users WHERE iq > 0
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Version: Paraben's Icon Builder 7.0
Summary: I am by no means a power builder or anything of that sort, still I was able to create an icon within 5 minutes. I believe this program will be worth the money the company requests from downloaders
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