- What differentiates them from Windows' ICO files is that ICNS files can contain individual icon resources, thus acting more like a container file. File conversion: PNG conversion: ICNS conversion. Adobe Photoshop with IconBuilder for Mac Plugin (Mac), Apple Preview (Mac), Axialis IconWorkshop (Windows), Folder Icon X (Mac), Icon Machine.
- First check, if it's installed properly by looking for 'ICO (Windows Icon)' under Photoshop's 'About Plug-in' menu (on Windows, look under 'Help'). If you can see it, then it's installed. You may not see it listed in 'save as', if you are trying to save.psd as.ico.
After you’ve completed your design, duplicate the file as a precaution and open the copy in Photoshop. Choose Image - Image Size, and then enter a size of 16-by-16 pixels. At the bottom, you’ll.
Assuming you can handle Photoshop well enough to make the image. You can use a $0.99 app in the Mac App Store - Applicons - iTunes - Apple Just save the full-resolution (1024 x 1024) PSD file, drop it in Applicons, and it will be exported to a set of PNG images for iPhone, iPad, OS X, or the.icns file format. Use Photoshop’s Open command (File menu) to open.ICO and.CUR files (which will now appear in the file browser) Use Photoshop’s Save command to create.ICO and.CUR files.
Normally Photoshop cs6 does not have a function to use ICO file format for Photoshop CS6. The .ICO save and edit is not coming with the standard version of photoshop.
We can overcome this limitation by using a free plugin.
Plugin name: ICO file format (64-Bit)
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Above plugin gives Photoshop the ability to Open, edit and Save Windows icon (.ICO) and cursor (.CUR) files.
How to install this Plugin
- 64-bit Windows (Vista/Windows 7):
- Restart before installing;
- put the plugin in C:Program FilesAdobePhotoshop Plug-InsFile Formats.
- If you are running on a 64-bit Windows system and are launching the 64-bit version of Photoshop CS4 or CS5, download the 64-bit version of the plugin and put it in the Plug-Ins folder corresponding to 64-bit Photoshop (i.e., the one in “Program Files” not “Program Files (x86)”).
- Move the plugin into the “File Formats” folder inside your Photoshop Plugins folder:
- For Windows (32-bit), ICOFormat.8bi
- For Windows (64-bit), ICOFormat64.8bi
- For Mac OS X, ICOFormat.plugin (note that separate versions are provided for CS2, CS3/4 and CS5)
- For Mac OS X/Classic, icoformat
- For 68K MacOS, icoformat(68K)
- If using Corel PSP Photo X2, put the plugin in C:Program FilesCorelCorel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2LanguagesENPlugIns
- Quit and relaunch Photoshop, if it’s already running.
To use the plugin
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- Use Photoshop’s Open command (File menu) to open .ICO and .CUR files (which will now appear in the file browser)
- Use Photoshop’s Save command to create .ICO and .CUR files.
- If saving. CUR, note that the cursor hotspot is defined by the ruler origin.
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