Icon Explorer 3.1 allows you to quickly extract all the icons from a specified folder or 
file. This is mainly useful for developers wanting to use the icons in their own programs, 
but you should always check the copyright restrictions by the original authors.

No installation is needed to run Icon Explorer 3.1; just run the program file from the 
folder that you extract the zip archive to.

By default, all the icons in a folder are shown. You can change this using the settings 
dialog box. By selecting the "Show only icons in a file" option, a list of files rather than 
icons is shown in the right pane. You can then double-click on one of these files to see the 
icons within it. This is most useful when using Icon Explorer on a slow computer or when 
looking at folders which contain a lot of icons, such as Windows\System.

To save an icon, click on the box to the side of it to place a tick mark in it. When you 
click on Save, all the icons which are ticked are saved. You can change which folder they 
are saved to, and in which format they are saved, in the Settings dialog.

Icon Explorer 3.1 is freeware, however donations are welcome. Please send any cheques (made 
payable to Mark Carrington) to:

Mark Carrington
60 Highfield Road
Chester
CH1 5AZ
UK

Icon Explorer 3.1 is copyright  1999 Mark Carrington and is distributed by The Mutant 
Penguin Network. See the other useful, award-winning freeware and shareware available at 
http://www.mutantpenguin.net/

Revision History

Version 3.2 - Added
               Changing list of file types to extract icons from
               Putting icon-containing files in folder list when viewing icons in individual files
               Menu items for all operations
               Automated selection options in menu - select all/none, invert selection, select highlighted items

Version 3.1 - Added
               Opening help file from within program
               Changing the My Computer, Network Neighborhood and Recycle Bin icons
              Fixed
               Link to Introduction page from Introduction page in help file

Version 3.0 - Added
               Ability to change background colour when saving files as bitmaps
               Copying individual images to clipboard
               Help File
               Saves position of window between each run

Version 2.2 - Added
               Ability to view icons contained in ICL (Icon Library) files
               Refreshing the list of files by clicking on the folder name again
               Ability to halt the scan

Version 2.1 - Added ability to view icons or bitmaps stretched to standard icon size (32x32)

Version 2   - Add folder tree and ability to view all files in a folder or individual files

Version 1   - First release, extracting icons from single files