The Breakroom

Announcing the immediate release of xScope 3.1 for Mac and xScope Mirror 1.2 for iOS, now available via the App Store or via the Check for Updates… option from the application menu. This important update ads all-new functionality to the Mirror tool and allows users to view not only Mac desktop windows, but also image […]

Dine-O-Matic for iPhone

February 16, 2012

Announcing Dine-O-Matic, a fun new iPhone app that selects from your favorite places to eat when you just can’t make up your mind. Does your family have a hard time deciding where to head for dinner? Co-workers want to go one place for lunch, but you want to go some place else? Take the pressure […]

xScope Grid

January 26, 2012

To help celebrate the overwhelmingly successful launch of xScope 3, our versatile toolbox for designers and developers, Corey has built a set of wallpapers for your Mac and iOS devices. Based on the grid pattern used in the app, the iOS Mirror tool and on the website these precisely aligned desktop pictures will sit quietly […]

Introducing xScope 3.0

January 19, 2012

The Iconfactory and ARTIS Software are pleased to announce xScope v 3.0. xScope is a powerful set of tools that you can use to measure, inspect and test on-screen elements. Version 3 has been redesigned for clarity, optimized for the latest Macs, and brings over 70 new features and improvements that are sure to make […]

Year in Review for 2011

December 20, 2011

The monitors are dim and the WACOM pens lay silent which means we’ve all headed out to spend some much needed time with our friends and families for the holidays. It also means it’s time once again to reflect on where we’ve been this past year, what we’ve accomplished and look forward to the road […]

Announcing the immediate release of IconBuilder 8.5.3 for use with Adobe Photoshop and Mac OS X. This latest update to our professional Photoshop & Fireworks filter for creating icons on the Macintosh, now fully supports large format (1024×1024) ICNS files displayed in Apple’s latest operating system – Lion. Designers & developers running Lion can now […]

There are monsters and then there are monsters. You know the ones we mean, the ones that froze your soul as a child and kept you up nights wondering if you’d still be alive when the sun came up. Now, Iconfactory artist Dave Brasgalla has brought some of these ghoulish fiends to life in an […]

“It’s alive! ALIVE!”

October 11, 2011

Few things around here get the old bones rattling and the blood pumping like Halloween does. Our favorite holiday is fast approaching and so the hordes of mindless thralls (sorry, we mean workers) have dug up the undead to help ‘redecorate’ the factory one more time. Keep your eyes peeled (and we do mean peeled) […]

Announcing the immediate release of Twitterrific 4.4.1 for iOS and Macintosh. This latest update includes several important fixes that should improve the overall experience when using Twitterrific. Most notably, the number of tweets fetched on refresh has been raised significantly. This should help reduce the occurrence of large tweet gaps as well as make timeline […]

If you’ve ever sat in silence for hours after having paused your music and forgotten to resume it, then you’re in good company. We used to forget to un-pause our music all the time which is why we created Take Five, a small utility which automatically un-pauses your music for you after a set interval. […]