IconViewer Alternatives
IconViewer is described as 'free Windows Explorer extension that lets you easily view, copy, and save icons contained within programs and libraries. Open a files Properties box, select the "Icons" tab, and view the icons contained in the file'. There are more than 10 alternatives to IconViewer for Windows and Linux. The best alternative is IconsExtract, which is free. Other great apps like IconViewer are Thumbico (Free), Cuttlefish (Free, Open Source), Icon Explorer (Free) and Quick Any2Ico (Free).
- The IconsExtract utility scans the files and folders on your computer, and extract the icons and cursors stored in EXE, DLL, OCX, CPL, and in other file types.
- Thumbico displays the thumbnail or icon of any file, image, document, video or program from your Desktop or computer. But unlike Windows, which shows you small, standard sized images, Thumbico gives you the large, any size "uncensored" version.
- Cuttlefish allows artists and developers to preview and pick icons. Cuttlefish attempts to render the icons exactly as they would look drawn in the application. It allows to filter based on category and name.
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- This tool allows to manage icon libraries, standalone icons and executable that contains icons as resources.
- Allow users to easily create or extract icons and save them as PNG or GIF images, in a range of different resolutions, with compression options for PNG files.
- Batch Icon Extractor - a simple tool for batch extraction of icons. Supports compressed Vista icons.
- Tool for extracting icons or icon arrays from files (EXE, DLL, OCX, etc.) with ability to scan folders to search for EXE, DLL and OCX files, which contain icons.
- LiquidIcon XP is one of the most popular Icon Editors in the world. Best of all, it's completely FREE (no Adware, Spyware, Guaranteed), portable and lightweight, and works on every version of Windows!
- Extract icons from EXE and DLL files
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.5, released in September 2008, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- GConvert icon toolkit: create, edit, extract, manage and convert icons of any size and color depth.