Icon library (Norton Icon Editor)

File Format
Name	Icon library (Norton Icon Editor)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics Icon library (Norton Icon Editor)
Extension(s)	.nil
Released	1991?

Norton Icon Editor's .NIL format is a subtype of Icon library format. It stores Windows icons, in an NE container.

Norton Icon Editor is a component of some or all versions of Norton Desktop for Windows.

Format details

(Unverified information)

NIL files are a lot like the ICL files made by Icon Manager. Most header fields are filled with 0-valued bytes.

Apparent differences:

• The "NE" header starts at offset 64, instead of 128.
• NIL files never have the "IM" signature.

NIL files are labeled as being for Windows (byte at offset 118 is 0x02). They are not labeled as being DLL files.

Sample files

• ICON_NIL.ZIP
• accicon1.zip → ACCICONS.NIL

Software

• Norton Desktop 3.0 for Windows, at WinWorld

See also Icon library#Software.