Batch Icon Extractor released

easy-to-use & free Just drag and a file or folder on this tool and it automatically extracts all icons... and its free! Get it from here: Batch Icon Extractor

Internet shortcut maker updated

You may now use one of four stock icons. Check it out here. Critique and suggestions are welcome.

Animated previews of cursors in the library

for browsers supporting APNG format OK, another update for the cursor library and I think you'll love it. Cursor previews on the cursor set and cursor detail pages are now animated and they are placed over a cross-hair to show you, where the hot spot is. The p...

Icon library becoming more user friendly

uploading from web possible I have made a couple of modifications to the icon library. The icons that are not part of any set are now displayed similarly as in the cursor library with 100 icons per page. Each icon gets its own page, where you can examine all o...

Render fractal plug-in

Fractals certainly are eye candy... A new plug-in was released yesterday. It allows generating images of the simpler fractals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal). To install the plug-in, visit the Online page in RealWorld Cursor Editor or Paint.COM and clic...

Internal changes in the libraries

I did a couple of major internal changes to the libraries of icons and cursors. Hopefully, I did not break anything... If anyone spots an error related to the libraries, please post it in this thread. The changes include: * Inclusion of a readme file with set ...

Download statistics

...don't you just love math? Every author wants to know how many people are actually interested in their creations. In the past there was a simple counter for each set or individual icon or cursor. Time for an upgrade. 1. Top 10 most downloaded icons and curso...

Contacts on user profile pages

up to 3 Add up to 3 contacts to your user profile and allow other to reach you easily. To set up your contacts, go to your profile and fill in fields Contact #1 - #3. First, choose a contact type and then your number or name. Finally, click Save. Currently, yo...

List of most productive artists

in the Gallery The Gallery now contains a new page with authors. There, you will find 50 of the most active contributors. It is now easy to browse the library by authors. The order is currently determined by the number of author's sets and popularity of the se...

Personalized alerts

help your reaction time Have you ever wondered how was I able to respond to a forum topic within a minute or two? It was because I was getting email notifications when something happened on this web. And now, you can too! Not just to forum topics, you can also...

Facebook's Like button

Facebook's everywhere You have probably already noticed - there is that infamous Facebook Like button on the pages with cursor or icon sets. So, click it, if you Like.

RealWorld Icon Editor 2010.1 released

few days ago...in case you did not notice There are layers, there is a simple icon to image converter. There is a lot of other things. The 3D editor got iterators to complicate things even more. But no worries, they are optional and they can be handy, watch th...

New web design

in progress Repeating visitors have undoubtedly noticed that the web site looks differently today. After four years, it was about time. The new design is still a work in progress and suggestions are accepted. Nevertheless there already are some noteworthy feat...

RealWorld Thumbnails updated

supporting rli, .ric, and .rcu RealWorld Thumbnails is an extension for Windows Explorer or other compatible file managers. It creates thumbnails for 3D models, layered images, icons, cursors and other file formats used by RealWorld applications. Great way to ...

New version of Picture Resizer

Canvas extension resizing mode was the #1 request in the past year. Updated version of PhotoResize400.exe supports it. Rename it to PhotoResize1024x600x0.exe to optimize pictures for a typical photo frame. The last number in the file name represent brightness ...

Make cursors online

...only the static ones The online cursor creator is here! Make cursors without downloading or installing anything. Draw them directly in your browser. Use tools like pencil, line, ellipse, or flood fill. Apply colorize and drop shadow effects. OK, the tools a...

Make icons from images online

if you have the right image The online image to icon converter is a new addition to the collection of online tools on rw-designer. If you have an image and need to quickly convert it to .ico file without any additional processing, using an online tool is the r...

Help section redesign

...in progress The help section of rw-designer is changing. The previously independent documentation wiki was merged with the main site. The process is still ongoing, but you can go ahead and click on the Help tab and explore the basics. I'd like you to point ...

Gallery tweak

...mainly for authors A bunch of minor updates that affects cursor and icon authors and their fans... Icon and cursor set creation is a bit easier now. You do not have to worry about the set identifier too much. If you leave the field empty, a suitable identif...

Free blog for everyone

...share your thoughts The subject says it all. All registered users just got their own blogs. Visit your profiles and click on the Edit link near the bottom of the Contact card to start blogging. The blog is very simple and only allows you to add or modify po...

Lofted surface for 3D

plug-in for the icon editor This new plug-in for RealWorld Icon Editor adds a new type of surface to the 3D editor. These new surfaces are created by defining two or more curves that the surface must intersect. The plug-in can be installed from the Online page...

Make greeting cards

...using your own photos This new tool allows you to create cards from your own photographs within a couple of seconds. Consider this an early Solstice present (or Christmas present, if you prefer). The tool is very easy to use, no installation is needed. Just...

New links in People tab

...+ 1 new section For logged-in users, the People tab now displays links to your blog, inbox, portfolio and to a brand new section, your workshop. The workshop is going to be your playground. It starts empty, but some people have already received presents wit...

February 2011 - month of Bevel

everything you ever wanted to know about bevel, but were afraid to ask Starting now, each month will have a special topic. I declare February 2011 the Month of Bevel on rw-designer. Bevel is one of the most important image effects, it creates illusion of a 3D ...

March 2011 - month of Layer Styles

increase your productivity Layer styles (called layer effects in the current RealWorld tools) is a powerful concept that allows you to apply effects to layers without changing the layers themselves. Layer styles will be the main topic of this month. If you hav...