3StepIcon

While they may not seem important, icons are the among the first things users interact with when running applications, so creating a first good impression cannot be stressed enough. 3StepIcon is a tiny app that packs several tools that can help you design a beautiful and identifiable app icon design.

After a swift installation, you come face to face with a clean and streamlined interface that is unlikely to give you any troubles. The GUI is split into two main areas, one that packs the tools to help you design your icon and another where you can preview your work in real time.

Making an icon is a forthright operation that entails following a few simple steps. First off, you need to define the shape or corners of the graphics and specify whether you preferred a transparent or colorful background. As far as the colors are concerned, you can work with the same extensive palette specific to Windows.

The second and third steps are optional, particularly since they entail selecting a representative image from the dozens of templates available. Alternatively, you can add the desired text and customize its style, font and color from the dedicated tab.

The tool can also come in handy if you want to generate appealing graphics for the menus and tabs within your app. Consequentially, you can access the Graphics tab and customize the graphics for categories that are likely to be included with all apps, such as Add, Remove, Share, Multimedia, Navigation, Media Player or Miscellaneous, for example.

Depending on your needs and preferences, the program can generate icon sets for Android or iOS that can have a standard or custom size. At the same time, while you have several options at your disposal, you can export solely the ones that you actually need. It is worth mentioning that you have several formats to choose from, namely PNG, TIFF, ICNS, ICO, TIFF, BMP and JPG.

In the eventuality that you need to come up with an icon design for your desktop to mobile apps that is scalable, acts as an anchor for your product and that potential users can easily identify, then perhaps  3StepIcon could come in handy.