Before you search the Internet for cool icons, look a little closer to home. Chances are you'll find some neat images hiding inside the files on your very own hard drive. Icon Snatcher is a free 32-bit utility that can extract icon files from any .exe, .dll, or any other type of file that might contain embedded icons. Each icon may be saved in either BMP, ICO or GIF format, or copied to the clipboard for pasting into your favorite graphics editor. You can also pick the background color for maintaining the transparency of bitmaps and gifs.

Through the simple inferace you can search folders on your hard drive for any file that might contain icons. Navigating folders is done by using the directory tree to the left. To see the icons in the file, click on the file and the icons appear in the window to the right.

The Auto-Extraction Wizard allows you to select any file and extract all the icons contained within to any folder you choose. Simply select the file you wish to extract icons from, then select a folder to extract the icons to. Click next to continue with selecting the file type to save as, the size, and a transparency color. In 2 steps you will have extracted all the icons out of any file!