Make Windows Icon Files With Photoshop

This is how to make windows icon files with photoshop.
It is a simple process like just making an image but you need a plug-in.
Attached is the Plug-in.

How to Make a Cursor:
Learn to Make a Custom Cursor

Step 1 Open Explorer

Go to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Plug-Ins\File Formats\
Put the plugin given at the beginning in there.
Then Open Photoshop

Comments

[dmartin22]

sorry, "additional module - entrypoint"

[dmartin22]

i cant save it as .ico it pops up saying it could find to "zusatz modul" (additional module)

[ofaruk]

I was searching for this for long time, uncountable thanks for full filling my requirement.

[sansari1]

Easy to do ! Great tip !

[mwijesena]

It works for me ..

[For You]

Hi .,
Its not working for me ., i am using Adobe Photoshop CS5 x32 Pre-Release Portable ., and i have copied the pulig-in to FILE FORMAT folder and remane the plugin to ICO.8bi ., still am not getting an option to save as ".ICO" ., please help me .,

thanks in advance.,

[donghaelee]

hey just try to download it once again, i mean, with my site suggestion. then try to check on your "about plug in" in your photoshop toolbar "help". if you see icon(windows) on the list then it's work.good luck!

[donghaelee]

well actually i never tried yours,,but i get my plug-in for save as an .ico with my photosop in this site http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/ by the way i use photosop CS version 8.0

[seth21]

ahoy there!!! ive tried to save my file AND it FAILS to SAVE. it says file could not be saved *blahblah* because of a DISK ERROR.... so please help?
thanks in advance

[xcolex1004]

ive stayed at that resort b4

[mad555]

many thanks

[navaneeshkumarb]

Superrrrrrrr It works very fine.........

[honeyagarwal16]

i like this iocn making plugin its truly worked

[tylerwatt12]

 doesnt work with CS4 : (

[matstermind]

worked with CS3 thanks 5*

[angel.fire]

Did you have any problems with it to start with?
I have CS3 but keep getting an error message each time I try to save it:

Could not save as "\...\Logo_White - Small - Co..\" because the file could not be found.

Any Ideas??

[matstermind]

no idea

[ganimo]

It didn't work for me in Photoshop Elements 5.0 but it did work in Paint. Thanks Trans_Am! :)

[tylerwatt12]

how good is transparency, does it look jagged on a smooth graphic?

[Roboticalx]

It didn't work. When I try to apply it it says no icons exist in this folder. <_<

[Blue_Eagle]

to be able to save as .ico on cs3 extended u need to create the file as 32x32 before u start otherwise the save as extension doesnt show up

[robots199]

Works With Elements 7

[Self-Serving Martyr]

The embedded file is not compatible with CS3 Extended.

[Stormblock]

Dear martyr, I have the same problem. Did you ever get a solution?

[heyadamhey]

worked for me with Ps CS3. Thanks Poopster - EXACTLY what I was looking for :)

[zeero360]

how do you get the customize tab cos i dont hve it

[rcg40]

I have used freeware Irfranview for many things and today I reduced a jpg photo to 45 x 45 and did save as thing.ico The I went to the properties of something on my desktop and chose thing.ico as its icon and went on my way. It worked! Maybe I'm lucky

[Yueh16]

Where did you get the program to make the icon at step one? Is there a way to download it for free?

[onlyonebowman]

its called photoshop and ther is a free version at gimp.org

[BuffaloNickel]

does it work with gimp?

[crestind]

Cool! Could you update with some other useful plug-ins perhaps? And would making an animated cursor in ImageReady basically be the same as making an animated GIF but saving as .cur?

For some awesome Vista icons! Hi-Res.
http://www.istartedsomething.com/page/19/
(Orange Vista WMP11 logo=ugly)

[poopster101]

thankz for all the feedback guys! im glad u enjoy it

[Mr.Asmith9]

Sweet, I'v been wanting to know how to do something like that!

[Trans_Am]

You know this can be done with paint, right? You just have to set the frame size to 30 pixels square. (or maybe it's 31)

[Fenwick]

it's 32x32 for a standard desktop. Also, when you do this, you can't have something be partially transparent on the icon (shadows etc). If the pixel is even slightly transparent, Windows will read that as completely transparent. At least on my desktop.