IconBox 2.6.5 – Customize and organize icons across your Mac

IconBox is a helpful organizational tool for Macs. When the first version of IconBox was released 8 years ago, it was the first icon organizer running on OS X, allowing users to conveniently organize their collection of icons in an iPhoto-like way. With version 2.5, IconBox has been completely rewritten and features a brand new interface.

IconBox is one app featuring 4 modes!

Mode 1: Organize
We have the same convenient organization features with a couple of additions. The libraries are now called “Boxes”. Drag icons from the finder into a box, create as many boxes as you like. Furthermore Boxes can be arranged in folders and subfolders and you can re-drag Boxes and folders to change their order. We also created “Smart Boxes”, like iTunes Smart Playlists, these folders are constantly updated based on given criteria. The search feature has been revamped to search for different criteria and the speed has been improved a lot. Besides organizing, you can export icons to different formats like ICNS, PNG, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PDF, even the iContainer format and last but not least as a convenient .zip package, ready to share with others.

Mode 2: Customize
Since version 2, IconBox features full icon customization. Users can customize their system icons, dock icons, application icons, volume icons and even their dock in an easy to use drag-and drop way. This means that one can download the well know “iContainers” from different sites all over the web, having them change the look of your system with the click of a single button!

Mode 3: Tools
IconBox also features a “Tools” mode. The purpose of this mode is to host different icon related tools. The first tool available for now is “X-Ray Applications”. X-Ray scans your application folder for the apps within and by clicking an app, it shows all the available icons and images within the application package, letting you have a look at them (Even with Preview.app), export them. etc….

Mode 4: Online
The Online mode contains 3 features:

1. Icon-Of-The-Day: A new icon from a particular icon designer every day, downloadable directly into IconBox, straight into the “Downloaded” Box, ready to share or customize.
2. Icon Sites: A convenient list of major icon sites on the web, more sites will be added on the go. Double-Clicking a site opens it up in your default Web browser.
3. IconFinder: Perhaps the most underestimated section in IconBox. It uses the iconfinder.com API which let’s you search trough over 155.000 icons and allows you to instantly download them into IconBox by drag ‘n drop, conveniently creating all Icon Sizes as needed.

WHAT’S NEW
Version 2.6.5:

• Support for OS X 10.10 Yosemite
• Fixed importing of PNG files on Retina displays
• iconfinder.com bug fixes
• Fixed the IconBox Helper Tool not installing correctly
• Minor bugfixes and improvements
• Please note that dock changes won't work in OS X 10.8 and later

Frequently Asked Questions

• What are the system requirements for IconBox?
  Mac OS X 10.6.6 or higher.
• Where are my icons stored?
  The default location is ~/Library/Application Support/IconBox2. This location can be changed in the Preferences panel.
• How do I backup my icons?
  There are two items you need to copy to your backup-media:
  1. The folder "IconBox" in ~/Library/Application Support/ or the custom location you've set in the Preferences panel.
  2. The preference file "com.chickenbyte.IconBox2" in ~/Library/Preferences/
• What are the limitations of the unregistered version?
  The unregistered version of IconBox 2 is limited to import no more than 250 icons and only works for 15 days.
• Can i import my CandyBar™ collection?
  Yes! Since version 2.5 it is possible to import the complete CandyBar™ collection, preserving the structure of all folders and collections.
• I love it, where can i buy it, how much does it cost?
  $14.99 USD, either via the Mac App Store or via PayPal.
• Can IconBox change the gray Mac OS X Lion sidebar icons?
  In theory, yes it can. Unfortunately, the system automatically applies the gray shading to the icons. The only thing we can suggest is that you apply black and white icons with transparency and the system will convert them to it's own color scheme.
• I have payed trough PayPal but i still have not received any registration code, how come?
  For safety reasons, registration codes are generated manually by us. Therefore, please allow 12-24 hours to receive your code. Purchasing via the Mac App Store is instant.
• It has been a couple of days and the registration still did not show up, what's going on?
  Some customers mentioned that their registration email had been filtered by their junk mail filter. Please check your junk mail before sending us or PayPal an email.