Free upgrading

(Owners of professional license can upgrade to latest version for free.)

Owners of personal license for a previous version of RealWorld Icon Editor can upgrade to the latest vesion if:

• Create one (if you own license for version 2006.2) or two (if you own a license for an earlier version) high-quality original icons.
• Add the icon(s) to the online library with proper name(s) and description(s).
• Send an email with subject "Free upgrade", names of the icons added to the library, and part of your previous serial to info@rw-designer.com.

What counts as a high-quality original icon?

The icon must:

• ...be created entirely by you. Downloading a picture from the internet and turning it into icon is not allowed.
• ...be of average complexity. It should non be trivial (a "blue square icon") yet not overly complex.
• ...contain all Vista formats.
• ...not suffer from trivial faults. Edges shall be smooth. Do not overlook contrast and brightness.

Example icon

The picture below shows a typical example of an icon that would be acceptable. It is a simple shape without any excessive and distracting visual effects, suitable for long term usage. With a bit of practice, it can be created in RealWorld Icon Editor in less than 10 minutes (check out the video tutorial).

Come with your own idea, learn how to make icons and get the software for free! It is a win-win situation.

Get personal license for free

A new personal license (no need to own previous version) will be given to anyone, who contributes 20 icons to the library. The quality conditions are the same as stated above and each icon must be significantly different from the other ones. The icons should share a common theme and they should be placed into one or more sets. Be warned that creating 20 icons with sufficient quality takes a lot of time.

Ocassionally, RealWorld Icon Editor can be obtained for free or with discount as part of promotion actions or competitions on other web sites. Watch the web news about RealWorld Icon Editor or even ask your favorite software or graphics site to organize a competition with free license for winners.