Icon Creator

Icons That Stay Sharp at 16 px—Not a Logo Squashed Into a Favicon

Blurred taskbar icons? Draw on a pixel grid, preview tiny sizes, bundle multi-res .ico for Windows shortcuts. Icon Editor—try the trial before your next ship.

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Icon Creator — screenshot.

Sketch on a zoomed grid, preview downscaled, compile into one ICO.

Indie devs

App stores still ask for crisp small glyphs.

How to use it

1

Create or import a canvas

Start a new icon project at a working size or paste a bitmap you want to refine.

2

Paint with transparency

Edit on a pixel grid, preview 16–256 px sizes, and keep edges crisp for small UI targets.

3

Build the ICO

Compile required resolutions into one .ico file and save; test on Windows with real shortcuts.

Benefits

Icons that stay sharp

Paint on a pixel grid with transparency so 16 px toolbar glyphs stay readable.

Multi-size in one file

Bundle common Windows resolutions into a single ICO for installers and shortcuts.

Ship PNG fallbacks too

Export sheets for Electron, web manifests, or docs when ICO alone is not enough.

Why people use it

Exact pixels

Snap to grid for sharp edges.

Multi-resolution

16/32/48/256 in one file.

PNG fallbacks

Export assets for Electron or web manifests too.

FAQ

Try the trial: some builds import vectors, others want pasted bitmaps. Complex SVG may still need manual simplification before tiny sizes read cleanly.
This line is Windows `.ico` focused. macOS `.icns` usually means a separate toolchain or exporter—confirm with support if you need cross-platform asset packs.
Animated cursors are a different feature set. Check release notes—static multi-resolution icons are the main story here.

System Requirements

Icon Creator

Languages

Version

1.8

File Size

10.9 Mb

Last updated on

May 6, 2026

  • Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7 (32/64 bit)
  • Intel i3, AMD Ryzen 5 or above
  • 4 GB of RAM or above
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® series 8 and 8M, Intel® HD Graphics 2000, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX 5600, AMD Radeon™ R600, Mobility Radeon™ HD 4330, Mobility FirePro™ series, Radeon™ R5 M230 or higher graphics card with up-to-date drivers
  • 1280 × 768 screen resolution, 32-bit color
  • 1 GB of free hard disk space or above

GRT requirements trial note