MakeUseOf Directory » favicon

GenerateFavicon: Make An Icon For Your Website Instantly

Dave LeClair — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:01:26 +0000

It seems like every website has one of those little icons when you bookmark it. In fact, we at MakeUseOf have one of them for our site. If you have a website and you don’t have an icon, then Generate Favicon is exactly what you are looking for. They make it quick and easy to generate an icon for your website.

Generate Favicon is designed to make anyone who owns a website’s life just a little bit easier. It also helps with making your site stand out. In addition to their generator, they also have a “what is a favicon” section that contains all kinds of helpful information for people who are new to these icons. Their generator is easy to use. It does one thing, and it does it well.

Features:

Generate icons from .PNG, .GIF, .JPG and .BMP images.
Transparent background for .GIF and .PNG images.
Easy to use generator that makes favicons in multiple sizes.
“What is a favicon” for an explanation of favicons and their history.
Preview of what the icon will look like in different browsers.
Similar tools: FaviGen, FaviconTool, Favicon-Generator, Favicon.cc and OnlineIconMaker

Find GenerateFavicon @ www.generatefavicon.com

FaviGen: Quickly Make a Favicon For Your Website

TehseenBaweja — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:01:42 +0000

Favicons are little icons that appear on the address bar when you are visiting a website. They are an important representation and have become an integral part of web design strategy. While you can spend a good amount of time creating a favicon manually, FaviGen does it for you in less than 10 seconds.

Simply browse to the image on your PC that you want to create a favicon of. FaviGen will not only quickly generate a favicon from it but also give you HTML code and simple instructions on adding the favicon to your website.

It is a very simple tool but one that webmasters cannot miss. You can also choose your image dimensions from 16 x 16, 32 x 32 or 64 x 64 pixels.

Features:

Quickly make a favicon for your website.
Specify image dimensions.
Get HTML code to add a favicon to your website.
No registration required.
Similar tools: FaviconTool, Favicon-Generator, Favicon.cc and OnlineIconMaker

Visit FaviGen @ www.favigen.com

Free-Icon-Editor: Easily Create Custom Icons

MOin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:31:44 +0000

Custom icons can serve a number of purposes. Everyday computer users can create custom icons to customize their computer experience. On the other hand software creators and web developers can use custom icons in their products to give them a unique touch. One tool through which you form wonderful custom icons is Free Icon Editor.

Sized at 1.3MB to download, Free Icon Editor is a freeware program compatible with Windows operating systems. After you download and install the program, you can run it after which you will need to set some preliminary options.

The options will include the size of your icon, the color mode, and the conversion mode; you can set these options as permanent so you are not asked each time you run the program. The icon editor itself comprises of a grid and colors.

To help you create your icon the program provides you with many features such as transparency and smooth re-sampling.

When you are done creating your icon, you can save it in ICO, PNG, XPM, XBM, or ICPR file formats.

Features:

Create your own icons.
Compatible with Windows operating systems, including Windows 7.
Lets you create icons of different sizes.
Provides a number of wonderful icon creation features.
Lets you save the icon in ICO, PNG, XPM, XBM, or ICPR file formats.
Similar tools: Iconizer, Online Icon Maker, ConvertIcon, Favicon-Generator and Bradicon.

Get “Free Icon Editor” from www.free-icon-editor.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

iPhone Icon Generator: Create iPhone Like Icons & A Custom iPad Startpage

MOin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:01:27 +0000

Favicons are an important part of a website although at times developers overlook this. If you are an iPad user, you can see your sites’ favicons on the startpage. You might want to make the favicons better looking by modifying them. This can be done through “iPhone Icon Generator.”

iPhone Icon Generator is a free website that lets you create iPhone- ike favicons, apple-touch-icon png’s, and .ico files for use in Windows. But it can also be used to produce your desired startpage on your iPad.

First you will need to download the icons of your websites; this step can be done through searching for the site in Google Images. Then load up the downloaded icons in the iPhone Icon Generator, and adjust the settings to suit your preferences.

You can preview the end result before downloading it. You can finish the startpage creation by porting the resulting favicons to an HTML editor and making a simple 6×9 table and picking a background image.

Features:

A great website that lets you create iPhone-like favicons, apple-touch-icon png’s, and .ico files.
Can be used to create startpages for your iOS device.
Provides a number of great modification features to create the icons.
Lets you preview the end result before download.
Also read related articles: Freebies: 15 Free iPhone Icon Sets and How To Get Your Own iPhone Wallpapers and Themes.

Check out “iPhone Icon Generator” @ www.flavorstudios.com/iphone-icon-generator (via LifeHacker) (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Favicon Tool: Turn Image Into Favicon

Kaly — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:27:48 +0000

Next time you need a favicon for you website or blog, try favicon generator tool from DagonDesign. It lets you upload an image (in JPG, PNG, or GIF format) and turn it into a standard 16Ã—16 favicon icon. The application is free, simple to use and doesn’t require sign up.

Features:

Turn image file (JPG, GIF, PNG) into favicon.
Maximum image size: 100K.
Download icons onto your computer.
Similar tools: Favicon-Generator, Favicon.cc, Online Icon Maker, GenFavicon and FaviconTool.

Check out Favicon Generator Tool @ www.dagondesign.com/tools/favicon-generator-tool

Favicon-Generator: Online Favicon Builder

azim — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:41:14 +0000

As the name suggests it is an online favicon builder tool that lets your create browser favicons for your website or blog. There are two ways you can create favicon: 1- Upload an image and convert it into favicon. 2- Use editor and create a new favicon from scratch.

Favicon editor can be also easily used to tweak favicons created from images. Once you are done, you can save favicons onto your computer or share with others in the public gallery.

Features:

Build favicon from an image file (JPG, GIF, PNG)
Edit favicons or create new one from scratch using online editor
Download or share it in the public gallery
Bookmark to edit your favicon later
Other favicon tools: Favicon.cc, Online Icon Maker, GenFavicon and FaviconTool.

Check out Favicon-Generator @ www.favicon-generator.org

GetFavicon: Grab Favicon From Any Website

Kaly — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:44:54 +0000

GetFavicon is an online tool that lets you quickly grab favicon from any website and download it to your computer. All you have to do is type in the website URL, select desired image format and then click on “get favicon” button.

The site also gives you a short overview on resolution, bit per pixel and image type info. You can save fasvicon image in one of the following formats: ico, jpeg, png and gif.

Features:

Grab favicon from website.
Preview favicon online before downloading it.
Favicons can be download in ico, jpeg, png and gif formats.
Short info such as resolution, bit per pixel and image type also presented.
Some additional info on how to create a good favicon.
Also see: Favicon.cc, Online Icon Maker, GenFavicon, FaviconTool and Favicon-Generator.

Check out GetFavicon @ www.getfavicon.org

Favicon-Generator: Create Favicon Icon Online

Kaly — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:14:04 +0000

Favicon-Generator lets you quickly create favicon icons for your site right in your browser. You can draw favicons manually or quickly generate one from the uploaded image. Regardless of how you do it, the process is simple and should not take you longer then 1-2 minutes.

Once the favicon is created you can easily download it to your computer and optionally share it with others. No registration required.

Features:

Create favicon icons online.
Draw favicon manually or generate it from the image.
Download and save created favicons to your computer.
Browse and save favicons created by others.
Other favicon tools: Favicon.cc, Online Icon Maker, GenFavicon, FaviconTool.

Check out Favicon-Generator @ www.favicon-generator.de

Online Icon Maker : Create and Edit Favicons Online

Kaly — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:10:00 +0000

Another online favicon editor to create and edit favicons online. You can either create favicon from scratch or use one of the images from your computer. Once the favicon is ready you can download and save it to your PC. So if you want to add a nice little favicon to your website and make it stand out from other bookmarks/tabs give it a try.

Features:

Create favicons from existing images or draw them manually.
Supported image formats: JPG and PNG.
Download and save newly created favicons.
No registration required.
Similar tools: FaviconCC, GenFavicon and FaviconTool.

Go to Online Icon Maker @ www.rw-designer.com/online_icon_maker

Favicon.cc : Online Favicon Maker

Kaly — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:46:58 +0000

Favicon.cc is an easy online favicon maker where you can quickly create great looking favicons for your website in a matter of minutes. You can either come up with something yourself or just use some image. Regardless of what you choose, it shouldn’t take long. Once your favicon is ready you can save it to your computer and optionally share it with others. No registration required.

Features:

Quickly make your own favicons using easy-to-use editor.
Draw favicon manually or grab it directly from an image.
Download and save created favicons to your computer.
Share your creation with others by publishing it on favicon.cc.
Browse, save and rate favicons created by others.
Browse publicly shared favicons by tags, latest or ‘top rated’.

Check out Favicon.cc @ www.favicon.cc