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Replace Icon Application is a small-sized and portable tool that aims to replace the icons of your executable files with new .ico-formatted files. It has a backup feature and offers approachable settings for carrying out tasks quick and easy.

Doesn't need installation

The program's wrapped in a portable package made from just one file that can be dropped anyplace on the computer and double-clicked for immediate launch. It's also possible to keep it stored on removable storage devices and directly run it on any machine without setup. It doesn't change registry settings or create files on the disk without informing you beforehand.

Replace the icons of executables

When it comes to the interface, Replace Icon Application adopts a single window with a simple design and neatly organized structure, showing all options put at your disposal.You can indicate an executable file from a local, network or removable location, point out the new icon file to replace the current one with, as well as click a button to execute the task.

Easily put together backups

Furthermore, you can instruct the program to create a backup of the original file, in case you're not pleased with the outcome or if any errors occurred. It's auto-generated in the same folder as the executable and has the .bak extension. A message pops up on task completion to let you know whether or not the job was successful.

Evaluation and conclusion

Replace Icon Application managed to replace icons in several cases in our tests and failed in others, although the task was considered a successful in all scenarios. However, it hasn't been updated for long and likely has compatibility issues with newer systems.Needless to say about this feather-light tool, resources usage was minimal, so it didn't burden performance. Thanks to its straightforward options, it can be seamlessly handled by anyone.