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I used Paintbrush drawing an icon, if it is on a colored background, it will display a white block shown as below.

Image without transparent background

I prefer to change the icon background from white color to transparent color:

Image as it should look like

Do I need a special tool?

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Personally, I use GIMP for all my graphics editing needs. It makes it trivial to make a png with transparency. If you do a lot of graphics, or even just playing around it is worth the download. Also, it's free.

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Thanks. But I am useing mac os x 10.5.8, there is no version of GIMP for it. – user36089 Jun 9 '10 at 11:42
@user36089: No, there area packages available: gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html – Bobby Jun 9 '10 at 13:23
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Use the right tool for the job instead.

I'm sure you can find something useful here OSX Icon Editor Pack!

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On windows I always recommend the free and awsome IcoFX – Nifle Jun 9 '10 at 10:12
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Have you checked alternativeTo for free alternatives to Adobe photoshop?

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