Create and convert macOS ICNS icons online - no Xcode, no Mac required.
Make an ICNS from a PNG, SVG or iPhone photo, or switch a Windows icon over with ICO to ICNS.
Going the other way? ICNS to ICO and the icon converters cover Windows.
Want a custom folder? The Mac Folder Icon Creator stamps your logo or an emoji on a macOS folder.
Each converter builds every macOS size, from 16 px up to 1024 px for Retina screens.
Convert HEIC photos to Mac ICNS icons
Convert Windows ICO icons to Mac ICNS
Convert JPG and JPEG images into macOS ICNS icon files
Convert PNG images to Mac ICNS format
Convert SVG vector graphics into macOS ICNS icons
Convert WebP images into macOS ICNS files
Generate app icons for iOS and Android
Generate Apple touch icons and favicons
Check every size inside a macOS .icns icon - 16 to 1024 px, Retina, PNG or JPEG 2000, masks, dark mode - and save the sizes as PNG
View and preview Mac ICNS icon files
Put a logo, emoji or text on a macOS folder - ICNS, PNG or ICO
Beautify screenshots with backgrounds, macOS, browser and phone frames and shadows - sized for X, LinkedIn and Product Hunt
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ICNS is the native icon format of macOS. One file holds the icon at every size from 16 x 16 to 1024 x 1024 px, so Finder, the Dock and Launchpad always show it sharp - Retina screens included.
Start from a square image of at least 1024 px, ideally a transparent PNG or an SVG. Smaller sources work too, but the big sizes will look soft.
macOS does not round icon corners for you. Every converter here has a macOS style shape that puts your image on Apple's rounded plate with a soft shadow.
Every macOS size in one file
@2x variants included
Switch between Windows and Mac
Everything runs in your browser
Every macOS app bundle needs an ICNS. Convert your artwork with PNG to ICNS, or make all platform sizes with the App Icon Generator.
Paste an ICNS into a folder's Get Info window to give it a new look. A phone photo works too with HEIC to ICNS.
Ship the same icon on Windows and Mac with ICO to ICNS and ICNS to ICO.
Pull every size out as a normal image with ICNS to PNG, or just preview it in the ICNS Viewer.
| ICNS | ICO | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | macOS | Windows, websites |
| Largest size | 1024 x 1024 px | 256 x 256 px |
| Retina @2x sizes | Yes | No |
| Transparency | Yes | Yes |
| Used for | Apps, folders, Dock | Apps, shortcuts, favicons |
ICNS is the icon format of macOS. It packs the same icon at many sizes into one file, so Mac apps and folders look sharp at any zoom level. Create one with PNG to ICNS.
ICO is the Windows icon format and ICNS is the Mac one. Both hold several sizes, but they are not interchangeable.
Switch between them with ICO to ICNS or ICNS to ICO.
Modern macOS uses 16, 32, 128, 256 and 512 px, each also as a Retina @2x version - up to 1024 px. The converters build all of them from your image, and can add an .iconset folder or an Xcode AppIcon set.
No. Every tool here runs in the browser, so you can make Mac icons on Windows, Linux or a Chromebook.
Yes. HEIC to ICNS converts iPhone photos straight into a macOS icon - great for custom folder icons.
Upload it to the ICNS Viewer to see every size inside. To edit it, extract the images first with ICNS to PNG.
Open the ICNS or PNG, copy it, then select the folder, press Cmd + I and click the small icon at the top left of the Info window. Press Cmd + V to paste the new icon.
Want a real folder shape with your logo on it? Use the Mac Folder Icon Creator and press Copy image.
No. The Mac converters and the folder icon creator work in your browser, on your device - your images never reach our server.
