This release includes 1 breaking change for platform teams planning a safe upgrade.
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Topics
ico
icon
icon-editor
icons
image-to-icon
png-icon
Summary
AI summaryUpdates New Features and Updates, Editor Tools, and Assets across a mixed release.
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New Features and Updates
- Introduced a single row ribbon toolbar for immediate access to file operations, drawing tools, and view controls.
- Added multiple resolution .ico export capabilities via a live preview dialog.
- Included resampling options (Nearest, Bilinear, Bicubic, Lanczos) and simultaneous .png set generation.
- Implemented layer management for adding, deleting, reordering, and toggling visibility.
- Added quick actions for active layers: Invert Colors, Grayscale, Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical, and Trim Transparent boundaries.
Editor Tools
- Included standard drawing tools: Brush, Eraser, Selection, and Move.
- Implemented Flood Fill and Magic Eraser with configurable tolerance and a 1.2M pixel safety cap to prevent application freezing.
- Added an Eyedropper tool for precise RGBA color picking.
- Included shape drawing tools: Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Text stamping.
Command Line Interface
- Added single file and batch processing modes for converting .png, .jpg, and .webp into .ico files.
- Enabled customization of exact output sizes, resampling algorithms, and maximum edit dimensions via command line arguments.
Build and Compilation Notes
- Transitioned the deployment to a single file executable (IconCreator.exe) using PyInstaller.
- Provided an automated BUILD_EXE.bat script for Windows environments (Note: strictly requires Python 3.13.12).
Assets
- Pyicon Editor.zip
- Source code (zip)
- Source code (tar.gz)
Breaking Changes
- Requires Python 3.13.12 to build the executable (BUILD_EXE.bat).
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