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IconsExtract - free stand-alone tool to grab icons and cursors
Posted by ClifNotes, Jan 2008, permalink Icon Tools
I use Ubuntu Linux occasionally. Sometimes when I create Launchers (shortcuts) for scripts or programs, I need an icon to represent them. I haven't yet figured out how to locate icons for Linux, so I grabbed a few from Windows to use.
I found a great Windows stand-alone tool from Nirsoft called IconExtract. It's simple to use and it's fast. You won't find anything else at Nirsoft that doesn't meet those standards.
Quote from the website
This utility is a standalone executable, and it doesn't require any installation process or additional DLLs. Just run the executable (iconsext.exe) and start using it.
Immediately after you run this utility, the "Search For Icons" dialog box will be appeared. In this window, you should select the files or folders that you want to scan, and the resource types you want to find (icons, cursors, or both). You can also filter unneeded icons and get only icons that contains images with specific size and number of colors.
Website:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/iconsext.html
