Can icons be modified after download?

Most icon creators would give you rights to modify icons after downloading. Icons can be modified in terms of changing icon color, changing transparency, attaching or removing drop shadow, changing or adding text to icons etc. Some good software programs using which you can modify XP icons are ‘GIF movie gear’ and ‘IconXP’. In case you plan to modify your icons after purchase you should buy icons in vector format (.ai format). Modifying other types of icons is not possible.

What is typical price range of ready made XP style icons?

The price range in which XP icons are available differs based on icon creator, formats provided, individual or packaged purchase, terms of usage etc. A non-exclusive XP icon can cost you up to US $30 per icon where as an exclusive XP icon can cost up to US $300. ‘Icongalore.com’ offers cheapest XP style icons. Their non-exclusive XP icons come for as low as $3/icon and exclusive XP icons come for $80/icon.

Exclusive VS non exclusive icons

Exclusive icons are those that offer you with complete rights over your purchased icons. Exclusive icons are sold only once and will not be resold under any circumstances. Non exclusive icons on other hand will give you only usage rights. The original copyrights of non-exclusive icons will remain with icon creator. This means he can sell same icons to different customers.

But thing to be noted here is that exclusive icons are way costly than non-exclusive ones. In this case making use of fresh non-exclusive icons from an icon creator should be more than enough unless you want to brand your applications using exclusive icons. In most cases non-exclusive XP icons will do just as good and are recommended.

Why should I buy icons when I can make them on my own?

Creating icons from images is an easy task. There are many programs available in market that will allow you to perform this conversion in minutes. But icons created in this manner cannot be used for professional purposes. Professional icons should be individually designed and should blend effortlessly into software making it easier for your user to browse through. Creating such professional XP style icons is a time consuming task and requires much expertise. This is reason why you should consult professional XP icon creators for your icon needs.

Where can I find quality icons online?

There are many websites that sell XP icons. Some of most popular ones include, www.icongalore.com (offers cheapest unique XP style icons), visualpharm.com, iconarchive.com, icons-online.com, iconbazaar.com and iconfactory.com.

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