iconset_maker

generates a .icns file from a 1024x1024 PNG file

iconset_maker Makes it easy to generate a collection of sized icons and bundle them into a .iconset in order to generate and apply custom icons for applications in macOS

The image must be 1024 by 1024 resolution. It should also be noted that frequently images that look good large, look terrible in tiny icon sizes (like in the list view). A good (human) icon designer will create different icons for small and large views.

Example:

iconset_maker my_awesome_image_1024x1024.png awesome_icon

that will generated awesome_icon.icns which you can use in your mac apps, or to customize the icons of other people’s mac apps.

Prerequisets: sips, iconutil

I believe both of these come with macOS

Usage

USAGE: iconset_maker <source_image> <iconset_name>

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Tags:

  • icons
  • images
  • macOS