A Bash / Shell script to convert your PNG images into Mac OS specific type ICNS (iconset) !
- Format should be PNG (transparency isn't mandatory).
- Dimensions need to be 1024x1024 pixels.
- A transparent background will be removed (as with the cat icon above)
- Icons with a background generally do no fill the entire 1024x1024 space. They are usually inset by about 50px on each side. The rounded-rect-inset.png file in this repo provides a template that matches the style of many other icons: it's a white rounded-rectangle with a transparent border. Center your icon within the template, then use the procedure below.
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Let’s get started by downloading the project, and move into the newly created folder:
> git clone https://github.com/BenSouchet/png-to-icns.git Cloning into 'png-to-icns'... > cd png-to-icns
Or copy/paste the script file
png_to_icns.shin a directory -
Optionally: Place the 1024x1024 pixels image (
.png) you want to convert in the folder -
Start the script and give the path to the image with
-i image_path> ./png_to_icns.sh -i <path_to_my_image.png> INFO: The icon has been successfully created: ./icon.icns
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Done! The new icon has been created, the path of this
.icnsis indicate on the info message in your terminal.
If an error occurs, a message with the error(s) info will appear in the terminal. If you cannot see or understand the error, open an issue.
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| Rich Brown |
PNG to ICNS has been created and is currently maintained by Ben Souchet.
The code present in this repository is under MIT license.