Get App Icon

Quickly save or copy an app's icon in multiple sizes and formats.

How It Works

The command lists all installed macOS applications (sorted alphabetically) in a list or grid view.

Icons are extracted using macOS NSWorkspace, which resolves the correct icon for every app — including those using Asset Catalogs — just like Finder does.

Each app gets its own folder under the configured output path, with format-specific subdirectories (PNG, JPEG, ICNS).

Preferences

• Default View: Choose whether to display applications as a list or grid. You can also toggle views on the fly with ⌘G / ⌘L.
• Output Folder: Where exported icons are saved. Each app gets its own subfolder. Defaults to ~/Downloads/.
• Default Size: The size used by Export Icons (⌘E). Defaults to 512px. Use Export Icon Size… for a one-off size, or Export All Sizes (⌘⇧E) for every size.
• Formats: PNG (default), JPEG, and/or ICNS. Multiple formats can be enabled at once, and each gets its own subdirectory.

Actions

Export

• Export Icons (⌘E): Exports the configured Default Size to the app's folder in the enabled formats.
• Export All Sizes (⌘⇧E): Exports every size (16–1024) regardless of preferences, as a one-off.
• Export Icon Size…: Opens a submenu to pick a single size, then exports just that one. ICNS is skipped here, since an .icns file always contains every size.

Copy

• Copy Icon (⌘⇧C): Copies the app icon at the configured Default Size to the clipboard as an image. You can paste it directly into design tools, documents, or chat apps.
• Copy Icon Size…: Opens a submenu to pick a specific size, then copies that icon to the clipboard.
• Copy App Path (⌘⌃C): Copies the full path to the .app bundle.
• Copy App Name (⌘⌥C): Copies the app's display name.
• Copy Bundle Identifier: Copies the app's bundle ID (e.g. com.apple.Safari).

View

• View as Grid (⌘G) / View as List (⌘L): Toggle between list and grid views. Your choice is remembered across sessions.

App

• Show in Finder: Reveals the app in Finder.
• Show Info in Finder (⌘I): Opens the Finder info window for the app.
• Show Export Folder in Finder (⌘F): Opens the app's export folder in Finder, falling back to your output folder if you haven't exported this app yet.

Limitations

• ICNS export is not available for all apps. Some modern macOS apps use Asset Catalog icons (Assets.car) instead of traditional .icns files. PNG and JPEG export works for all apps, but ICNS export requires the original .icns file to be present in the app bundle.
• Upscaling may occur. When exporting at sizes larger than the app's native icon resolution, the extracted icon may appear blurry.