IconLev

IconLev is a very easy to use Windows freebie capable of converting the commonly used image formats to icon files.

The application works with BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG and WMF formats and relies on a very basic interface that requires minimum user input.

Once installed and launched, IconLev only asks users to select the file they wish to convert to ICO. There are no options displayed in the main screen, just a path field and a preview panel to display the selected image file.

After you hit the convert button, IconLev gives you the option to choose width and height of the new icon, but you're not allowed to pick a different output folder. IconLev doesn't offer any other configuration options, so the whole process shouldn't take more than a few seconds.

As you can see, IconLev is one of the simplest and easiest to use converters on the market, as it only requires a source file. The created icon is placed in the same folder as the source image.

Batch conversion isn't supported and this is one of the main drawbacks, especially because most other apps in this category are already doing this too.

Overall, it's hard to believe that experienced users can find this app helpful, especially due to the lack of features. Rookies on the other hand or those who want to use the program just once could be satisfied, but on the long term IconLev needs plenty of improvements.