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IconBox for Mac

Customize and organize icons across your Mac.

$14.99
In English
Version 2.6.6
3.3
Based on 65 user rates

IconBox overview

Note: this app is still available for download but development for this app has stopped.

IconBox is a helpful organizational tool for Macs. When the first version of IconBox was released 8 years ago, it was the first icon organizer running on OS X, allowing users to conveniently organize their collection of icons in an iPhoto-like way. With version 2.5, IconBox has been completely rewritten and features a brand new interface.

IconBox is one app featuring 4 modes!

Mode 1: Organize
We have the same convenient organization features with a couple of additions. The libraries are now called "Boxes". Drag icons from the finder into a box, create as many boxes as you like. Furthermore Boxes can be arranged in folders and subfolders and you can re-drag Boxes and folders to change their order. We also created "Smart Boxes", like iTunes Smart Playlists, these folders are constantly updated based on given criteria. The search feature has been revamped to search for different criteria and the speed has been improved a lot. Besides organizing, you can export icons to different formats like ICNS, PNG, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PDF, even the iContainer format and last but not least as a convenient .zip package, ready to share with others.

Mode 2: Customize
Since version 2, IconBox features full icon customization. Users can customize their system icons, dock icons, application icons, volume icons and even their dock in an easy to use drag-and drop way. This means that one can download the well know "iContainers" from different sites all over the web, having them change the look of your system with the click of a single button!

Mode 3: Tools
IconBox also features a "Tools" mode. The purpose of this mode is to host different icon related tools. The first tool available for now is "X-Ray Applications". X-Ray scans your application folder for the apps within and by clicking an app, it shows all the available icons and images within the application package, letting you have a look at them (Even with Preview.app), export them. etc....

Mode 4: Online
The Online mode contains 3 features:

  1. Icon-Of-The-Day: A new icon from a particular icon designer every day, downloadable directly into IconBox, straight into the "Downloaded" Box, ready to share or customize.
  2. Icon Sites: A convenient list of major icon sites on the web, more sites will be added on the go. Double-Clicking a site opens it up in your default Web browser.
  3. IconFinder: Perhaps the most underestimated section in IconBox. It uses the iconfinder.com API which let's you search trough over 155.000 icons and allows you to instantly download them into IconBox by drag 'n drop, conveniently creating all Icon Sizes as needed.

What’s new in version 2.6.6

Version 2.6.6:
  • Support for Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.
  • Fixed an issues with invalid serial numbers

IconBox for Mac

$14.99
In English
Version 2.6.6
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3.3

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FZP
FZP
Dec 27 2020
2.6.6
5.0
Dec 27 2020
5.0
Version: 2.6.6
IconBox was great but stopped working in Big Sur. Does not show icons, only in list view. Any solution for this issue?
JamesHarrisPhoto
JamesHarrisPhoto
Nov 18 2019
2.6.6
4.0
Nov 18 2019
4.0
Version: 2.6.6
Still works fine on Catalina even though development has stopped.
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Aug 18 2017
2.6.6
2.0
Aug 18 2017
2.0
Version: 2.6.6
It is dead. It is abandoned. The developer did not have the decency to keep a website where we can download it. Nor did he even announced he had abandoned the app. Sad. I can't rely on it since IconBox ERASED all of the icons I had stored in it. So I don't recommend it for storing your icon collections. Luckily, Candy Bar still works. Yes, you cannot replace system icons since that function can no longer be updated. But for icon storage, organization, and for applying icons to non-system files, it works great. Panic, the company that developed CandyBar, has great software engineers so I expect Candy Bar to work for a while longer, particularly since it is a 64-bit app.
Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
Jun 7 2017
2.6.6
4.0
Jun 7 2017
4.0
Version: 2.6.6
NOT DEVELOPED ANYMORE, SAD. I moved from Candybar to this.. and am left an Orphan again. Dev should at least sell it or give it to some other dev happy to maintain it.
M-Prewitt
M-Prewitt
Apr 21 2017
2.6.6
0.0
Apr 21 2017
0.0
Version: 2.6.6
Software cannot be registered (using previously purchased license codes). Software registration process is broken, developer website has been shut down.
FZP
FZP
Dec 27 2020
5.0
Dec 27 2020
5.0
Version: null
dittatanz
dittatanz
Dec 16 2020
4.0
Dec 16 2020
4.0
Version: null
JamesHarrisPhoto
JamesHarrisPhoto
Nov 18 2019
4.0
Nov 18 2019
4.0
Version: null
W-Robert-Howell
W-Robert-Howell
Apr 7 2019
3.0
Apr 7 2019
3.0
Version: null
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Aug 18 2017
2.0
Aug 18 2017
2.0
Version: null
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MikeyBlueEyes
Jan 19 2017
1.0
Jan 19 2017
1.0
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Dee4
Oct 25 2016
1.0
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1.0
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skyeword
Jun 28 2016
2.0
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2.0
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sfkev
Jan 21 2016
1.5
Jan 21 2016
1.5
Version: null
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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Caiyne
Mar 30 2015
4.0
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4.0
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dirge
Jan 24 2015
0.5
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0.5
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macupdatefturpin
Nov 20 2014
1.0
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1.0
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Ljubisha
Nov 14 2014
4.5
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4.5
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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mdbl
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4.5
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4.5
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Dec 14 2013
5.0
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5.0
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n@ncy
Dec 13 2013
3.0
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3.0
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HarrijM
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1.0
Dec 12 2013
1.0
Version: null
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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3.0
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0.5
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0.5
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5.0
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5.0
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praj
Mar 7 2013
5.0
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5.0
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hugelshofer
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1.5
Feb 16 2013
1.5
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4.0
Oct 26 2012
4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.5
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3.5
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5.0
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5.0
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Centeno-Dr-Ramon
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4.0
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4.0
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jpfernandez
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4.5
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4.5
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marceln
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3.5
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3.5
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young69966
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3.5
Jan 22 2012
3.5
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Withinbounds
Dec 24 2011
3.0
Dec 24 2011
3.0
Version: null
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Andrew-Rosenblum
Dec 22 2011
1.5
Dec 22 2011
1.5
Version: null