Introduction
What is Icon Machine?
Icon Machine is an icon editor- it lets you customize the icons of items in the Finder. To edit the icon of an item, just drag it onto the Icon Machine icon in the Finder, and Icon Machine will open a window in which you can edit the icon. When you're done, use the Save command to apply your new icon. And there you are.
Also, Icon Machine is shareware. A paltry 20 bucks. If you decide you like the program and want to continue to use it, please pay for it as described at the end of this file. If you don't think it's worth $20, just delete it from your hard disk and wait around for the next version. For more information on how and why to pay, see the Shareware and Registration section.
Why is Icon Machine?
When I first started using System 7 and saw how you could customize icons by pasting them in the Finder's Get Info windows, I immediately said, "Hey, what we need is an icon editor!" And the idea of Icon Machine was born, and has been evolving ever since. Other people have made icon editors too, and I have tried out as many as I could get my hands on (because if I found one I liked enough it would save me a lot of trouble!) but I was never quite satisfied. If you want a thing done right....
How is Icon Machine?
Well, I think it's pretty cool. I tried to make it as useful and usable as possible, and as a part of that I have included extensive support for Macintosh Drag and Drop. A lot of ideas have come and gone, many of which are reserved for upcoming versions of this program. If you have any comments or suggestions, I would be overjoyed to hear them. Really.