[question] How To Use Png Icons For Mac Icons

ok maybe i am missing something major here but how do you use .png icons for mac icons?!?

i can use the icons that are just icons but i haven't a clue on how .png files are mac icons

please feel free to laugh at me if this is very simple stuff :rolleyes:

Originally posted by victorBateman@Jun 27 2004, 01:47 AM
i can use the icons that are just icons but i haven't a clue on how .png files are mac icons

They aren't

They're used in mostly becausly of their transparent abilities on teh intarweb I guess, and also in Windows for stuff like docks, AveDesk, Samurize, DesktopX, etc.

Dunno what else to tell ya...

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they resise betten than icos

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Seph yeah sorry about the vague title, ill do better next time

Thanks also to the other replies, much appreciated

So i have kinda gathered that .png files are for making into mac icons if you know how?

any ways or programs to help me?

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#182549

I assume you have a bunch of PNG files that you want to convert to Mac icon format (*.icns or *.rsrc). If so, then I think you can do so with programs like Pixadex or Iconbuilder.

PNG files are just image files. These image files can then be converted to either Mac icon format or Windows icon format.

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hush66 i have both iconBuilder and Pixadex and i using iconbuilder is about the closest i have come to converting my .png's into Mac icons but, for some reason,it leaves lines across my icons, i save them and they work as icons but they still have a couple of lines across them for some lame reason.

I have emailed IconBuilder to see what is up but no reply of yet...

i dont know about Pixadex, it has an export option but when i export as .icns it hasnt actually converted the .png to a usable mac icon, just another file with a '.icns' extension.. mmm

i thought there would be somethign about this somewhere seeing as .png's are for mac users to use as icons but whenever i look all i get it how to convert them to .ico's

oh well ill just keep trying :lol:

#182932

have you tried iconverter?

#182941

ji eun no, no i haven't, ill get that :woot:

#182959

hallelujah! thank you very much ji eun!! rule: :cheers:

iconverter works a treat!!

#182967

Originally posted by Dream_Team@Jun 26 2004, 11:28 PM
they resise betten than icos

Depends on the program, most docks resize .ico's just as well as the do PNG's.

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