3StepIcon is an easy-to-use icon and graphics generator for mobile and desktop applications. Choose from a wide variety of flat or colored image templates or use your own designs to create beautiful icons and graphics for your applications.
Select the shape and color of your icon’s background, select the image of your icon from a predefined set of image templates or choose your own custom image, apply the desired text on your icon and you are done. A brand new icon in just three easy steps.
After you have finished designing your icon you can easily export it as an Android or iOS Icon Set which contains all the required sizes of the icon so all that remains for you to do is add the images to your project. You can also export your icon in any size you want and you can choose from the following output formats: PNG, JPG, BMP, TIFF, ICO and ICNS.
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Reviews for 3StepIcon
Icons are used everywhere, there job is to represent a brand, product, or message, without the need for any words. Using icons is important as it can enhance usability, be easily remembered, and improve the design of the webpages or software application. Designing and creating an icon is not at all an easy task, and requires expert help. But sometimes, we need to create simple icons that we have in our mind and could easily create it if we knew how to use the advanced graphic tools.
3StepIcon is the application that can help you with this issue. It is a simple and lightweight application, that comes packed with a bunch of tools to help you create and design beautiful and unique app icon designs. It let’s you create icons and graphics for your desktop and mobile apps using color gradients, artistic text, templates, and more.
Installation & Set-up
The installer size is ~8MB and the installation process is simple and straightforward, taking no time at all to complete. After launching for the first time, you can activate the application if you have a license key, and start using it straightaway.
User Interface
The interface of the application is simple and clean, making it easy to use for all types of users even the novices. The interface is divided into two parts, one for icons, and the other for graphics. You can switch between the two from the left side of the GUI. On the top is the menu bar, with drop-down menus containing options to open, save, load procjects, and activate the application. Both sections icon and graphics, GUI is divided in two panes, with the left one showing the preview, and right one contains all the settings and tools. The tools and settings are easy to navigate through and no user should have any issues using them.
Create Icons & Graphics in a few easy steps
To start with, you need to choose a background for your icon, and adjust its color, corner curvature, color gradient, and you can even choose it to be transparent. Next step, you can choose an image flat or colored from the dozens available, or choose an image of your own. You can scale it to fit and also change it’s color. After this step, the icon is ready, but you can go on to add text, and tweak with different options to make it look better. That’s how easy it is.
You can also generate graphics for menus and tabs of your applications. You can choose the category of graphics you want to generate. The categories available are Add, Remove, Share, Multimedia, Navigation, Media Player, and Miscellaneous. You can choose color, choose one of the predefined templates, choose a predefined size or define your own, choose the format, and also the quality.
Pros
Clean and Easy-to-use UI
Great collection of images and text formats.
Extensive color palette to choose color
Great export options for icons
Cons
Only way to adjust position of text and image is to change offset X and Y values.
Export options for graphics are not the same as icons.
More editing option with shapes, and ability to create own shapes and designs would be great.
Conclusion
3StepIcon is an easy-to-use software application, that simplifies the complex process of creating icons and graphics. The application comes with just the right amount of tools that enable any type of user to create beautiful design with minimal amount of effort. The application runs smoothly, without any lag and crashes, it is definitely recommended.
You can use different applications to create custom or generic icons for your projects. Such a need usually arises when you don’t want to download low quality icons from the internet or just love creating your resources. If you do not want to go through the process of learning how to used advanced graphic design software for this work, the 3StepIcon provides a reasonable alternative. I have been using this application and here is what I have noted.
At a glance
Its name clearly suggests that you only need a few steps to have your icons ready. Setting up the application is simple. The same is true to using the application. That is so because after firing up the application, the main interface has the Graphics and Icon options that are self-explanatory once you click on either. Further, both options have useful sub-options necessary to get your custom icons.
Pros
Small learning curve
If you just love coding and wouldn’t want to jump into the details of graphic design, the 3StepIcon has you covered. In a few steps, you would have created your high quality icons that you can use for your Android or iOS project. Its features are easy to understand and use.
Batch exportation option
3StepIcon’s option that lets you export your icons in a wide range of dimensions concurrently is helpful. It helps me avoid the need to perform single exportations, which could take more time than I would want. However, you can also opt to custom your icon’s sizes for specific projects.
Nice collection of images under the Graphics option
Although generic and common, the number images you will access under the Graphics option is impressive. Further, you will have the ability to customize them in terms of color, size, quality, and image file type. These extra options are really useful if you want quality results.
Cons
No batch saving of images under Graphics option
The Icon option has a great exportation option that allows you to export your icons in different sizes in batches. Unfortunately, a similar feature is not available in the Graphics option. after choosing your preferred image, you will have to save it one size at a time.
Lacks flexibility in editing
It goes without saying that using 3StepIcon to create icons is pretty straightforward. However, in the process of simplifying the program, it lacks some editing capabilities that you would want while editing. For instance, the only way you can move your custom text is by varying the X and Y offset numbers. The ability to hold and drag around would have been great.
Verdict
3StepIcon delivers an effective, yet simple approach to creating icons for your projects. It has a range of customization options that are sufficient to see you through your icon creation process. However, you would find this application rigid especially if you have used other advanced graphic design software.
Icons are a norm in the life of a developer. You will need them in all your mobile apps. You will even need them when developing a website to use as the favicon. Creating them using your favorite photo editing software (Photoshop for my case) might suffice but sometimes you needs something simple with all the dimensions and images you might need predetermined. Enter 3StepIcon.
Pros
Great for the Non Graphic Developers
Not everyone is a graphics designer. Some people will just want a simple way to generate icons they can use on their apps or websites. This is who 3StepIcon was especially created for. Given that it lets you create the predetermined icon using preloaded images or lets you choose your very own means that you have all the flexibility you need to come up with the presentable icons.
Create an Icon Set
The icon set options lets you render the design you have come up with to multiple dimension target. You will get an Android icon set that covers all the dimensions you need (six of them) and an iOS icon set that gives you 12 sets. If these aren’t good enough for you, you can set your own dimensions. This makes it quite efficient and convenient especially if you are targeting different devices and you want your icons to look great no matter the resolution.
Utter Simplicity and Lightness
3StepIcon will never get in your way. It is that tiny yet powerful tool that is just easy to use and light on the resources. This makes it an especially likable tool to developers who are already bogged down with code and don’t want anything else bugging their busy minds.
Cons
No Advanced Edits or Modification
While this might be the apps greatest advantage, some people will feel that its simplicity is a short coming. You might have to do some finishing touches on another editing software especially if you want something really unique.
You Cant Scale Custom Images
If you intent to add custom images to the icon you are creating, you must ensure that they are of the highest resolution possible and in the right aspect ratio. You won’t have the option to resize the image once it is in 3StepIcon creator.
Verdict
3StepIcon had me impressed from the word go. It is all you’ll ever need when it comes to generating icon sets. Yes, sometimes it might make me go out of my way to get the perfect icon but it is a great way to churn out batches of icons at the click of a button.
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