{"slug": "macos-default-icons-locations", "title": "MacOS Default Icons Locations", "summary": "This article provides instructions for locating and extracting default macOS application icons. It describes a method using Activity Monitor to find an app's icon file path, as well as a command-line approach using `sudo lsof`. Additionally, it lists the directory paths for system icon bundles and includes a comprehensive list of default icon filenames, such as `FinderIcon.icns` and `ApplicationsFolderIcon.icns`.", "body_md": "- Open the application such that you see the icon on your screen.\n- Open Activity Monitor\n- Double click the name of the application (i.e. Finder or System Preferences)\n- Select \"Open Files and Ports\"\n- Copy the output to a file and then\ngrep\nfor.icns\nSimilarly you could run this command, but it may take several minutes to complete:\nsudo lsof -n | grep 'icns'\n- Alt click \"Get Info\" on the file\n- Select the icon in the upper left\n- ⌘+c to copy\n- Open Preview\n- ⌘+v to paste\nYou can save the full pack or select an individual icon and copy / paste into a new png with Preview.\nopen /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/\nopen /System/Library/Extensions/IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/\nopen /System/Library/Extensions/IOStorageFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/\n/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/\nAccounts.icns\nActions.icns\nAirDrop.icns\nAlertCautionBadgeIcon.icns\nAlertCautionIcon.icns\nAlertNoteIcon.icns\nAlertStopIcon.icns\nAliasBadgeIcon.icns\nAllMyFiles.icns\nApplicationsFolderIcon.icns\nBackwardArrowIcon.icns\nBonjour.icns\nBookmarkIcon.icns\nBurnableFolderIcon.icns\nBurningIcon.icns\nCDAudioVolumeIcon.icns\nClippingPicture.icns\nClippingSound.icns\nClippingText.icns\nClippingUnknown.icns\nClock.icns\nColorSyncProfileIcon.icns\nConnectToIcon.icns\nDeleteAliasIcon.icns\nDesktopFolderIcon.icns\nDeveloperFolderIcon.icns\nDocumentsFolderIcon.icns\nDownloadsFolder.icns\nDropFolderBadgeIcon.icns\nEjectMediaIcon.icns\nErasingIcon.icns\nEveryone.icns\nExecutableBinaryIcon.icns\nFavoriteItemsIcon.icns\nFileVaultIcon.icns\nFinderIcon.icns\nForwardArrowIcon.icns\nFullTrashIcon.icns\nGeneral.icns\nGenericAirDiskIcon.icns\nGenericApplicationIcon.icns\nGenericDocumentIcon.icns\nGenericFileServerIcon.icns\nGenericFolderIcon.icns\nGenericFontIcon.icns\nGenericNetworkIcon.icns\nGenericQuestionMarkIcon.icns\nGenericSharepoint.icns\nGenericStationeryIcon.icns\nGenericTimeMachineDiskIcon.icns\nGenericURLIcon.icns\nGenericWindowIcon.icns\nGridIcon.icns\nGroupFolder.icns\nGroupIcon.icns\nGuestUserIcon.icns\nHelpIcon.icns\nHomeFolderIcon.icns\nInternetLocation.icns\nInternetLocationAFP.icns\nInternetLocationFTP.icns\nInternetLocationFile.icns\nInternetLocationGeneric.icns\nInternetLocationHTTP.icns\nInternetLocationMAILTO.icns\nInternetLocationNEWS.icns\nInternetLocationVNC.icns\nKEXT.icns\nKeepArrangedIcon.icns\nLibraryFolderIcon.icns\nLockedBadgeIcon.icns\nLockedIcon.icns\nMagnifyingGlassIcon.icns\nMovieFolderIcon.icns\nMultipleItemsIcon.icns\nMusicFolderIcon.icns\nNetBootVolume.icns\nNewFolderBadgeIcon.icns\nNoWriteIcon.icns\nNotLoaded.icns\nNotifications.icns\nOpenFolderIcon.icns\nPicturesFolderIcon.icns\nPrivateFolderBadgeIcon.icns\nProblemReport.icns\nProfileBackgroundColor.icns\nProfileFont.icns\nProfileFontAndColor.icns\nPublicFolderIcon.icns\nReadOnlyFolderBadgeIcon.icns\nRecentItemsIcon.icns\nRightContainerArrowIcon.icns\nServerApplicationsFolderIcon.icns\nSidebarAirDrop.icns\nSidebarAirportDisk.icns\nSidebarAirportExpress.icns\nSidebarAirportExtreme.icns\nSidebarAirportExtremeTower.icns\nSidebarAllMyFiles.icns\nSidebarApplicationsFolder.icns\nSidebarBonjour.icns\nSidebarBurnFolder.icns\nSidebarDesktopFolder.icns\nSidebarDisplay.icns\nSidebarDocumentsFolder.icns\nSidebarDownloadsFolder.icns\nSidebarDropBoxFolder.icns\nSidebarExternalDisk.icns\nSidebarGenericFile.icns\nSidebarGenericFolder.icns\nSidebarHomeFolder.icns\nSidebarInternalDisk.icns\nSidebarLaptop.icns\nSidebarMacMini.icns\nSidebarMacPro.icns\nSidebarMacProCylinder.icns\nSidebarMoviesFolder.icns\nSidebarMusicFolder.icns\nSidebarNetwork.icns\nSidebarOpticalDisk.icns\nSidebarPC.icns\nSidebarPicturesFolder.icns\nSidebarPrefs.icns\nSidebarRecents.icns\nSidebarRemovableDisk.icns\nSidebarServerDrive.icns\nSidebarSmartFolder.icns\nSidebarTimeCapsule.icns\nSidebarTimeMachine.icns\nSidebarUtilitiesFolder.icns\nSidebarXserve.icns\nSidebariCloud.icns\nSidebariDisk.icns\nSidebariMac.icns\nSidebariPad.icns\nSidebariPhone.icns\nSidebariPodTouch.icns\nSitesFolderIcon.icns\nSmartFolderIcon.icns\nStatusBarCDROMIcon.icns\nStatusBarTrashIcon.icns\nSync.icns\nSystemFolderIcon.icns\nToolbarAdvanced.icns\nToolbarCustomizeIcon.icns\nToolbarDeleteIcon.icns\nToolbarFavoritesIcon.icns\nToolbarInfo.icns\nToolbarLabels.icns\nTrashIcon.icns\nUnknownFSObjectIcon.icns\nUnlockedIcon.icns\nUnsupported.icns\nUserIcon.icns\nUserUnknownIcon.icns\nUsersFolderIcon.icns\nUtilitiesFolder.icns\nVCard.icns\ncom.apple.airport-express.icns\ncom.apple.airport-extreme-tower.icns\ncom.apple.airport-extreme.icns\ncom.apple.apple-tv.icns\ncom.apple.cinema-display.icns\ncom.apple.emac.icns\ncom.apple.ibook-g4-12.icns\ncom.apple.ibook-g4-14.icns\ncom.apple.imac-aluminum-20.icns\ncom.apple.imac-aluminum-24.icns\ncom.apple.imac-g4-15.icns\ncom.apple.imac-g4-17.icns\ncom.apple.imac-g4-20.icns\ncom.apple.imac-g5-17.icns\ncom.apple.imac-g5-20.icns\ncom.apple.imac-iSight-17.icns\ncom.apple.imac-iSight-20.icns\ncom.apple.imac-iSight-24.icns\ncom.apple.imac-unibody-21-no-optical.icns\ncom.apple.imac-unibody-21.icns\ncom.apple.imac-unibody-27-no-optical.icns\ncom.apple.imac-unibody-27.icns\ncom.apple.ipad.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-3g.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-4-black.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-4-white.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-7-1.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-7-2.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-7-plus-1.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-7-plus-2.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-8-7.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-8-plus-3.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-x-1.icns\ncom.apple.iphone-x-2.icns\ncom.apple.iphone.icns\ncom.apple.ipod-touch-2.icns\ncom.apple.ipod-touch-4-black.icns\ncom.apple.ipod-touch-4-white.icns\ncom.apple.ipod-touch.icns\ncom.apple.led-cinema-display-24.icns\ncom.apple.led-cinema-display-27.icns\ncom.apple.macbook-black.icns\ncom.apple.macbook-retina-gold.icns\ncom.apple.macbook-retina-rose-gold.icns\ncom.apple.macbook-retina-silver.icns\ncom.apple.macbook-retina-space-gray.icns\ncom.apple.macbook-unibody-plastic.icns\ncom.apple.macbook-unibody.icns\ncom.apple.macbook-white.icns\ncom.apple.macbookair-11-unibody.icns\ncom.apple.macbookair-13-unibody.icns\ncom.apple.macbookair.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-display.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-touchid-silver.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-touchid-space-gray.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-usbc-silver.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-usbc-space-gray.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-13-unibody.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-15-retina-display.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-15-retina-touchid-silver.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-15-retina-touchid-space-gray.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-15-unibody.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-15.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-17-unibody.icns\ncom.apple.macbookpro-17.icns\ncom.apple.macmini-server.icns\ncom.apple.macmini-unibody-no-optical.icns\ncom.apple.macmini-unibody.icns\ncom.apple.macmini.icns\ncom.apple.macpro-cylinder.icns\ncom.apple.macpro.icns\ncom.apple.powerbook-g4-12.icns\ncom.apple.powerbook-g4-15.icns\ncom.apple.powerbook-g4-17.icns\ncom.apple.powerbook-g4-titanium.icns\ncom.apple.powermac-g4-graphite.icns\ncom.apple.powermac-g4-mirrored-drive-doors.icns\ncom.apple.powermac-g4-quicksilver.icns\ncom.apple.powermac-g5.icns\ncom.apple.time-capsule.icns\ncom.apple.xserve-g4.icns\ncom.apple.xserve.icns\niDiskGenericIcon.icns\niDiskUserIcon.icns\npublic.generic-lcd.icns\npublic.generic-pc.icns\n/System/Library/Extensions/IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/\nCompactFlash.icns\nFibreChannelHD.icns\nFireWireHD.icns\nFloppy.icns\nMagnetoOptical.icns\nMemoryStick.icns\nMemoryStickProDuo.icns\nMiniSD.icns\nRemovable.icns\nSASHD.icns\nSCSIParallelHD.icns\nSD.icns\nSmartMedia.icns\nSuperDisk.icns\nTransFlash.icns\nUSBHD.icns\nXD.icns\n/System/Library/Extensions/IOStorageFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/\nExternal.icns\nInternal.icns\nRemovable.icns", 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