Compile an Icon Library for Distribution

When an icon collection is the deliverable itself - a set sold to customers, shared across product teams, or bundled with an SDK - shipping a loose folder of ICO files is fragile. IconWorkshop can compile the collection into an icon library and package it for distribution.

Compile the library

1. Finish and review every icon in the collection first; the library is a publishing step, not an editing one.
2. Gather the icons into a library document so the set travels as one unit with a defined order and naming.
3. Run the Compilation Wizard to build the distributable install package from the library.
4. Test the result the way a recipient would receive it before publishing.

Optional: protect the package

The compilation flow includes an optional activation code system for commercial distribution. It supports codes tied to a user name, or anonymous serial-number style codes generated in bulk, and IconWorkshop includes the matching code-generation tool under its Edit menu. Use it when the icon set is a paid product; skip it for internal distribution.

For team use, the same library file also works as a living asset: keep it in the Librarian so reusable icons stay one drag away from new projects.

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• Update Icons Directly from Visual Studio
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