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Florian Soenens
IconBox is a helpful organizational tool for Macs. When the first version of IconBox was released 8 years ago, it was the first Icon Organizer running on Mac OS X, allowing users to conveniently organize their collection of icons in an iPhoto-like way. With version 2.5, IconBox has been completely rewritten and features a brand new interface.
IconBox is one App featuring 4 modes!
Mode 1: Organize
We have the same convenient organization features with a couple of additions. The libraries are now called "Boxes". Drag icons from the finder
IconBox is one App featuring 4 modes!
Mode 1: Organize
We have the same convenient organization features with a couple of additions. The libraries are now called "Boxes". Drag icons from the finder
What's New
Version 2.5.9:
- Disabled the possibility to change some volume icons due to inconsistencies.
- Minor bugfixes and improvements.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
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| Downloads:35,425 |
| Version Downloads:1,119 |
| Type:Utilities : Icon Tools |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:19 Apr 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $14.99 |
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IconBox is a helpful organizational tool for Macs. When the first version of IconBox was released 8 years ago, it was the first Icon Organizer running on Mac OS X, allowing users to conveniently organize their collection of icons in an iPhoto-like way. With version 2.5, IconBox has been completely rewritten and features a brand new interface.
IconBox is one App featuring 4 modes!
Mode 1: Organize
We have the same convenient organization features with a couple of additions. The libraries are now called "Boxes". Drag icons from the finder into a box, create as many boxes as you like. Furthermore Boxes can be arranged in folders and subfolders and you can re-drag Boxes and folders to change their order. We also created "Smart Boxes", like iTunes Smart Playlists, these folders are constantly updated based on given criteria. The search feature has been revamped to search for different criteria and the speed has been improved a lot.
Besides organizing, you can export icons to different formats like ICNS, PNG, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PDF, even the iContainer format and last but not least as a convenient .zip package, ready to share with others.
Mode 2: Customize
Since version 2, IconBox features full icon customization. Users can customize their system icons, dock icons, application icons, volume icons and even their dock in an easy to use drag-and drop way. This means that one can download the well know "iContainers" from different sites all over the web, having them change the look of your system with the click of a single button!
Mode 3: Tools
IconBox also features a "Tools" mode. The purpose of this mode is to host different icon related tools. The first tool available for now is "X-Ray Applications". X-Ray scans your application folder for the apps within and by clicking an app, it shows all the available icons and images within the application package, letting you have a look at them (Even with Preview.app), export them etc...
Mode 4: Online
The Online mode contains 3 features:
IconBox is one App featuring 4 modes!
Mode 1: Organize
We have the same convenient organization features with a couple of additions. The libraries are now called "Boxes". Drag icons from the finder into a box, create as many boxes as you like. Furthermore Boxes can be arranged in folders and subfolders and you can re-drag Boxes and folders to change their order. We also created "Smart Boxes", like iTunes Smart Playlists, these folders are constantly updated based on given criteria. The search feature has been revamped to search for different criteria and the speed has been improved a lot.
Besides organizing, you can export icons to different formats like ICNS, PNG, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PDF, even the iContainer format and last but not least as a convenient .zip package, ready to share with others.
Mode 2: Customize
Since version 2, IconBox features full icon customization. Users can customize their system icons, dock icons, application icons, volume icons and even their dock in an easy to use drag-and drop way. This means that one can download the well know "iContainers" from different sites all over the web, having them change the look of your system with the click of a single button!
Mode 3: Tools
IconBox also features a "Tools" mode. The purpose of this mode is to host different icon related tools. The first tool available for now is "X-Ray Applications". X-Ray scans your application folder for the apps within and by clicking an app, it shows all the available icons and images within the application package, letting you have a look at them (Even with Preview.app), export them etc...
Mode 4: Online
The Online mode contains 3 features:
- Icon-Of-The-Day: A new icon from a particular icon designer every day, downloadable directly into IconBox, straight into the "Downloaded" Box, ready to share or customize.
- Icon Sites: A convenient list of major icon sites on the web, more sites will be added on the go. Double-Clicking a site opens it up in your default web browser.
- IconFinder: Perhaps the most underestimated section in IconBox. It uses the iconfinder.com API which let's you search trough over 155.000 icons and allows you to instantly download them into IconBox by drag 'n drop, conveniently creating all Icon Sizes as needed.
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oh... and each time I update through sparkle the app, instead of relaunching, crashes (but update succeeds). always did since v2.0!
v.1, years ago, was pretty good but since development stopped for years and CandyBar became such a great, flawless, product... this is the last crash I'll tolerate: bye-bye, IconBox!
That said, sorry about Sparkle crashing but we didn't create Sparkle and again, it only happens on some installments.
Glad you like to competition, just want to say that we put effort in releasing updates on a regular basis and i'm pretty sure that it also still has flaws if you use it thoroughly.
Best regards,
Florian.
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See the link below to the last PPC supporting version:
http://www.iconboxapp.com/download/IconBox2.1.3.zip
Best,
Florian
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Andrew Rosenblum reviewed on 21 Dec 2011
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Besides doing nothing, there's the x-ray feature, the iconfinder feature which let's you search through over 150.000 icons and the icon-of-the-day.
I suppose you should do a post on iTunes and iPhoto also, saying, "it just organizes my music" or "it just helps me arrange my images". Sorry but rating our app "pretty bad" because it's not what you need is like saying, "people, don't buy a porsche, i just bought one and all it does is ride..."
I'd appreciate an email more than some silly post that tries to bring our app down.
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However, I fully explored the app and have found minimal useful functions. Your comment seems to imply that I don't like the app because all it does is "[organize] [my] icon collection". I bought the app for precisely that reason - to organize my icons and provide a nice interface for getting and using more icons. However, my experience has been the app wasn't capable of doing, really anything. The app, while killing all my processing power, didn't let me organize my icons, set new icons for apps, or find new icons.
I bought this app to do the features it is advertised as doing. And it fell short on all of them.
As a side note, as a developer myself, I understand your feelings and I defend my apps as well. I also appreciate an e-mail is better than a public post, but in my case, I wanted to objectively say this app either needs a major revision, or someone should defiantly not spend $25 on it.
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Also you mention not being able to organize? It's just a mather of dragging icons into it or am i missing something?
Anyway, people can download and run our app as a full functional 15-day trial, so you had the chance to "try before you buy".
And yes, we have a lot of happy users, using it on a daily basis.
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we receive some mails (support@iconboxapp.com) from people experiencing problems with their key. We answer every single mail, mostly by saying that you should use your email address for both the name and the email field.
I sincerely hope that issues with the license key are not the reason for the half star rating?
Please let us know.
Regards,
Florian.
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Frfra reviewed on 06 Dec 2011
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jpfernandez reviewed on 06 Dec 2011
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IconBox 2.5+ is a free update for registered users of version 2+
The menu item shouldn't be grayed out, just checked it over here. Are you able to change the auto-update settings in Preferences?
Please keep us in touch via support@iconboxapp.com.
Best regards,
Florian.
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Best,
Florian.
please be sure to enter your email address in both the name and the email field.
hope this helps,
Florian.
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