Edit Icons with an External SVG Editor

By Axialis Team

IconGenerator preferences editors tab

IconGenerator edits copies of icons using external SVG editors. This keeps source database icons unchanged while letting you build project-specific variants.

Step 1 - Configure default editor

  1. Open Edit -> Preferences (F2).
  2. Go to Editors tab.
  3. Select a detected editor or browse to one manually.

Step 2 - Duplicate for editing

Step 3 - Launch editor workflow

Step 4 - Save and return

After editing SVG files, save changes and return to IconGenerator. Reselect the icon if the preview does not refresh immediately.

Important behavior for dual-size sets

For sets with small/large native sizes, IconGenerator can create and open two SVG documents. Keep both versions in sync for consistent UI outputs.

Where edited files are stored

Documentation states edited icons are stored in user documents under the Icons folder. Move this folder with AXICP files when migrating to another machine.

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Build Developer-Ready Icons Faster with IconGenerator

IconGenerator 2.10 is free to use. Some icon sets are free, while other Axialis icon sets require a license for full project usage.

Current documented version: 2.10