Icon Manager icon archive

File Format
Name	Icon Manager icon archive
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics Icon Manager icon archive
Extension(s)	.ica
Released	1991

Icon Manager icon archive (.ica) is a format associated Icon Manager, an application for Windows 3.x developed by Leonard A. Gray and Impact Software. It stores icon images, and associated metadata.

There are at least two versions of the format.

Disambiguation

Be aware that there are several other unrelated programs named "Icon Manager".

Identification

Older format files start with ASCII "ICM".

Newer format files (used by e.g. v3.3) start with ASCII "IC2".

Software

• Icon Manager
  • ICMN10.ZIP - v1.0
  • ICM11A.ZIP - v1.1A
  • ICM21.ZIP - v2.1
  • ICM33.ZIP - v3.3
• Deark

Sample files

"ICM" format:

• ICM21.ZIP → *.IC_ → *.ICA
  • WINTLICS.ARJ → ICONARCS.EXE → *.ICA - Same files as above

"IC2" format:

• ICM33.ZIP → SAMPLE*.IC_ → SAMPLE*.ICA

Various:

• dexvert samples — archive/iconManagerIconArchive