v.2.1
for OSX 10.6.8-
7.2 MB
USD/CHF 9
iconStiX is an icon utility to combine images, add text and attach composition as custom icon to desktop items such as folder. It is cooperated with the Finder's services, so that you can select "Open iconStiX" in the Finder's contextual menu.
Main Features:
multiple objects (image, shape and text) can be added and ordered in a list possible to move, resize, rotate, skew, color, and shadow preview of scaled images saving own documents to be used as template attach / remove custom icons export as image (icns, png, tiff) a separate panel to keep favorite icon images Finder services: copy, attach, remove, and open (more...)What's new in v.2.1
▪ "Add or Replace" confirmation sheet has a new button to turn opaque background of the dropped image transparent.
First, if a wrong color is selected, click the relevant location of the image, and then click "Transparent".
Thanks to Ryszard Holod for his feature request and very careful beta test reports!
▪ Simple retouch possibility for image objects requiring finer tuning.
Select an object and click "Retouch" to open the panel, where you can partially erase or paint over its image manually or semi-automatically.
▪ "Export as png" is improved with a couple of default sizes and keeping the last used option.
▪ Proportional scaling is now center-based (instead of corner).
▪ Minor bug fixing.
P.S.: Found a nice site with quality public domain cliparts: WPClipart
v.3
for OSX 10.7
13 MB
USD/CHF 12
iconXprit v.3 is a powerful icon tool to provide a Finder service. In addition to basic functions of custom icon attachment to desktop items (e.g. folder), it offers advanced features such as defining group colors, adding editable text, customizable menu, and an editor including a scribble tool, effect filters and free transformation.
After installation, ctrl-click (or right-click) an item in the Finder to get its contextual menu including "iconXprit". Then, select the menu item (click once) to get the full iconXprit service menu.
To skip the first step, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to "iconXprit" (e.g. ⇧⌘X; cf. "Services Preferences…" under the Finder menu).
For easier and quicker use, it is recommended to launch iconXprit on the system start-up and keep its status visible in the menubar, though these settings can be changed by opening iconXprit's preferences.
What's new in v.3:
Adjustments for Mac OSX v.10.7.
▪ iconXprit 3 uses a separate preference file, but the resources saved in your "Library/Application Support/iconXprit" folder are shared with all the versions. If there is an old preference file, v.3 imports it automatically. In case an old version exists in your "Library/Services" folder, it will be automatically compressed to avoid duplication.
▪ Unfortunately OSX Lion's Spotlight no longer searches metadata used for color groups and text.Please. So please use iconXprit's functions "List items with (color or text)" included in the status item menu.
▪ Another drawback is OSX Lion's Finder sidebar, which no longer reflects custom icons. A bug report has been submitted with a hope to be fixed in a future OSX version.
Standard drag & drop installation to the "Applications" or "Utilities" folder.
Please double-click the newly installed iconXprit directly to make sure this version is used..
▪ If you see iconXprit duplicated, please find all the old versions and remove them.
▪ iconXprit is basically assumed to be used as a background app. To make it work as a foreground app (i.e. visible main menu and icon in the Dock) select the option "Show iconXprit in Dock" in the Preferences.
Support for 1024x1024 icon size if applicable.
"Show / Hide Grid" menu item (⌘G) is available for the editor panel.
A new icon, as you may have noticed.
For OSX 10.5 please try a Finder pugin iconXprit v.1.3.1 (ca.6MB).
For OSX 10.6 please try a Finder service iconXprit v.2.5.4 (ca.7MB).
v.1.5.1
for OSX 10.5-*
8.5 MB
USD/CHF 20
Draw and adjust path objects (default and custom shapes, free lines, or lines & curves in mixture), write or paste text where you want, drag & drop images which can be scaled and modified with various filters, add simple tables, stamp date & page... Finally export the whole or a part of the document in various image formats (pdf, tiff, jpeg, png, icns). You can also start with existing image files and add any objects described above.
Just handy for multiple purposes!
*Note: DrawOutX v.1.5.1 (32/64-bit) runs on both OSX v.10.6 and v.10.5, but there is a known issue on OSX v.10.5: it crashes when a document using Hiragino-font is to be saved in the PDF format. If you encounter this or any other problems, please try DrawOutX v.1.5.1 (32-bit).
What's new in v.1.5.1
Bug fix and adjustments by- saving and drawing gradients
- setting default margins
- setting shadows
- displaying text objects being edited.
Color of points on path can be different from other control points (Preferences/Colors).
v.3.1
for OSX 10.6.x
4.7 MB
USD/CHF 12
(upgrade from v.1/2
USD5 at Kagi)
You can adjust various puzzle settings (image sizes, piece patterns and numbers, single or two-sided), view options (board color, piece outline, etc.), sounds and shortcut key assignment.
Your puzzles can be saved as "JiXii Cards" (.jixi) with your message or as a simple Java applet (.jar). Please take a look at an example and refer a quick tutorial to get an idea how to use your applet at your site.
To change image, just drag & drop your image on the program icon or on the puzzle board if JiXii is already open. No images at hand? - you may find some here.
Main changes in v.3.1:
More option by creating JiXiiPuzzle java applets (Preferences/Creation)- option to exclude "Automatic" and/or "Ghost Image" checkboxes - no cheating ;-)
- option to include sounds (snap, group, and/or complete)
- label colors of the button and the options can be changed.
Bug-fix by changing colors of the background and the puzzle boardMain new features in v.3.0:
Lots of internal modifications (64-bit compatibility, new piece creation methods, etc.) One irregular classic piece pattern added. Puzzle board frame using a part of the image. "Show ghost image" menu item under the Puzzle menu. Outline change depending on the front or the back (see-through) image shown on the board. Option to delay scattering by X seconds (default 3). Option to show rotation markers at the top corners of the selected piece. Automatic mode and JiXiiPuzzle (applet creation) modified.For earlier OSX, the following JiXii versions are available:
JiXii v.2.9.1 for 10.3.9-10.5.8
JiXii v.2.7.1 for OSX 10.2.8
JiXii v.2.3.2 for OSX 10.1.5