Although its interface is clunky, this free application does a sufficiently speedy job of extracting icons from executable or BMP files. IconFilter allows you to browse a file directory from its main program window, select files, and save them in either ICO, CUR, or BMP formats. If needed, you also can create a Web page with images. Yet during testing we couldn't see how this feature was useful, as BMP images are too heavy for Web publishing. Some drawbacks include the program's inability to save in either GIF or JPEG formats, and limited color options allow you to save only in 8 bit or 24 bit. Extracted icons can't be resized or edited. Users looking for a tool on a budget may find this limited yet useful program handy, yet for bigger tasks IconFilter may not stand up to the challenge.
It does it's job. IconFilter will pull out the images you want AND gives you three different formats in which to save them. [.ico, .bmp, .cur]
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I wanted a simple program that would grab ALL the icons on my PC and dump them into one huge file so I could sort through them at my leisure.
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<p>Unfortunately, however, that's not how Icon Filter works. It only allows you to pick a specific file and then extract the icon(s) within. Also, the button interface is a bit clunky and not very self explanatory... Definitely needs some tuning to be of any real use...
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Does its job and its free
David Crowe
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I was surprised how easy it was to use, give this nifty program a try you will be surprised how many icons you end up with.
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Not bad but should be better .
dannyu
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Quick and effective . Saves files as icons , cursors , or bitmaps ( with html browsing ) .
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<p>Hidden bonus of being able to see some of the Downloaded Program Files which don't display in Explorer .
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No directory recursivity means you cannot scan the entire system in one go . Some initialisation glitches . Doesn't always display folder contents properly . Does not save your settings . Buttons on the GUI are graphically corrupted but they are easy to figure out .
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{Puke}!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I've never anything so stupid the quality is horrible and disgusting. It Defeats the whole purpose of extracting the icons
Bad!!
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What are those reviews?? The program extract the icons but the quality is horrible. Try Geticons (also free).
So Good You Wouldn't Know It's Free
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I'm suprised they don't sell it! It can extract in .bmp, .ico, and .cur! And it can extract all of the files in a directory with a single click! Congratulations to HushPage for their exellent work.
It works and it is free!
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It is hard to believe this is a free product that actually works. I have tried so many other products to extract an icon from exe files with no luck. This one is so simple to use!
So Good You Wouldn't Know It's Free
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I'm suprised they don't sell it! It can extract in .bmp, .ico, and .cur! And it can extract all of the files in a directory with a single click! Congratulations to HushPage for their exellent work.
sounds like a great free program
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thanks to developers for making another cool free program!! good luck, and if I like this title, i might donate
Excellent performance out of the box.
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I had tried several other icon extractor programs with no luck (needed to extract icons from a dll). Icon Filter got it right the first time. The interface is very straightforward and easy to use, and I was extracting those icons within seconds.
Bottom line, if you want a program that does the job right the first time then use Icon Filter.
Extract icons from your existing programs to create new ones.Those who build programs or desktop themes will never have enough glyphs and icons. Only this explains why some still download these huge icon collections. With Icon Extractor you can create a starting place for your own icons by extracting all icons from a your EXE or DLL's file. Icon Filter then stores the files as ICOs or CURs, or it converts to a BMP file. For quickly getting your own icon collection, you may choose to extract all icons from the EXE or DLL files in the Windows directory with one mouse click. If you decide to produce BMP icons you can also generate a HTML gallery to view those images.