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iconCompo can compose one icon out of two images mainly for making custom folder icons. Drag and drop one or two images onto the main window of the program and then adjust the images in various ways - position, size, directions, transparencies and colors, text. Composite images can be attached to existing files/folders, used to create new folders, or saved in several image format such as icns, png and tiff.
With a Finder contextual menu item iCCMPlugin, you can attach custom icons with your saved settings or add thumbnails.
With a Finder contextual menu item iCCMPlugin, you can attach custom icons with your saved settings or add thumbnails.
What's New
Version 3.7.2:
- Fixed the bug that made foreground images too small on large icons.
- Adding/removing custom icons does not influence label colors.
- Images can be saved in the "rsrc" file format (resource fork).
- Finder update method is modified.
- French localization updated by Thomas Robbison (Thanks!)
- Other internal adjustments (deprecated methods were replaced).
- [Note] Adding variant icons shows no effect under OSX v.10.5.1, which is a bug confirmed by Apple. Unfortunately having no workaround found yet, we need to wait for fix in a later version.
Version 3.7.2:
- Fixed the bug that made foreground images too small on large icons.
- Adding/removing custom icons does not influence label colors.
- Images can be saved in the "rsrc" file format (resource fork).
- Finder update method is modified.
- French localization updated by Thomas Robbison (Thanks!)
- Other internal adjustments (deprecated methods were replaced).
- [Note] Adding more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
iconStiX+7
FolderBrander+3 
iconXprit+2 
Folders Factor...+1 
Icon Commander+1 
Telling Folder...+1
iconCompo User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:18,768 |
| Version Downloads:4,785 |
| Type:Utilities : Icon Tools |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:06 Dec 2007 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price: $17.00 |
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iconCompo can compose one icon out of two images mainly for making custom folder icons. Drag and drop one or two images onto the main window of the program and then adjust the images in various ways - position, size, directions, transparencies and colors, text. Composite images can be attached to existing files/folders, used to create new folders, or saved in several image format such as icns, png and tiff.
With a Finder contextual menu item iCCMPlugin, you can attach custom icons with your saved settings or add thumbnails.
With a Finder contextual menu item iCCMPlugin, you can attach custom icons with your saved settings or add thumbnails.
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Impressive features. If it was snappy, the toolbar icons made their function more obvious, it properly handled Leopard's 256 and 512 pixel icons, it would be great!
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md828 reviewed on 14 Mar 2008
But if the performance issues were solved, and if it got a few UI tweaks, this thing is amazing. It's easy to use (it could use some more polishing though) but the feature set is IMPRESSIVE.
Basically the way it works is: you right click a plain folder in the Finder, choose iconcompo, and drag-and-drop the badge you want (second icon). You can customize a zillion things if you need to.
There used to be a few of these utilities a few years ago and this iconcompo seems the last to remain alive. I hope that the developer continues development.
This kind of app is essential for any icon user and I think it can reach the "mainstream" status of CandyBar. It's got a lot of potential.
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The Finder contextual menu item is likewise very useful, but messes up the Finder. After using the iconCompo Finder contextual menu item, my Finder won't respond to any AppleScript commands until I quit it and then relaunch it. Weird.
If these problems were fixed and the author added the ability to combine base icons (like folder icons) with text (like CanCombineIcons or FolderBrander), I'd buy it.
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At $10 or less I would be far more likely to buy.
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At the rate i collect stuff and folders multiply, i need visuals to help distinguish them.
Anonymous reviewed on 01 Apr 2003
Especially, Japanese user's guide is very good. The composition is correct and elegant. It is nice to us.
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Rains1026 rated on 02 Dec 2010