how to make icons

[Chengi]

how do i make icon files?

 

[Blitzzo]

The .ico format is basically a container that holds multiple bitmap images of various resolutions and color depths. Most programs to create them are shareware (I don't have a clue why), but there are a few free solutions.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/geniconxp/
This seems like it might work.

 

[Princess Plushima]

Photofiltre, a program that I use as a freeware Photoshop alternative, has an "export as icon" function, so it's what I use.

 

[A-star]

here's what I do: make the icon in paint, the save it as <name>.ico . It works.

 

[Oogaland]

here's what I do: make the icon in paint, the save it as <name>.ico . It works.

What you get then is not a bona fide icon, but a DIB (i.e. what usually lives in a .bmp file) in icon's clothing. It'll only work in cases where you could use DIBs anyway.