MacOS Default Icons Locations

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`.

- Open the application such that you see the icon on your screen. - Open Activity Monitor - Double click the name of the application i.e. Finder or System Preferences - Select "Open Files and Ports" - Copy the output to a file and then grep for.icns Similarly you could run this command, but it may take several minutes to complete: sudo lsof -n | grep 'icns' - Alt click "Get Info" on the file - Select the icon in the upper left - ⌘+c to copy - Open Preview - ⌘+v to paste You can save the full pack or select an individual icon and copy / paste into a new png with Preview. open /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/ open /System/Library/Extensions/IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/ open /System/Library/Extensions/IOStorageFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/ /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/ Accounts.icns Actions.icns AirDrop.icns AlertCautionBadgeIcon.icns AlertCautionIcon.icns AlertNoteIcon.icns AlertStopIcon.icns AliasBadgeIcon.icns AllMyFiles.icns ApplicationsFolderIcon.icns BackwardArrowIcon.icns Bonjour.icns BookmarkIcon.icns BurnableFolderIcon.icns BurningIcon.icns CDAudioVolumeIcon.icns ClippingPicture.icns ClippingSound.icns ClippingText.icns ClippingUnknown.icns Clock.icns ColorSyncProfileIcon.icns ConnectToIcon.icns DeleteAliasIcon.icns DesktopFolderIcon.icns DeveloperFolderIcon.icns DocumentsFolderIcon.icns DownloadsFolder.icns DropFolderBadgeIcon.icns EjectMediaIcon.icns ErasingIcon.icns Everyone.icns ExecutableBinaryIcon.icns FavoriteItemsIcon.icns FileVaultIcon.icns FinderIcon.icns ForwardArrowIcon.icns FullTrashIcon.icns General.icns GenericAirDiskIcon.icns GenericApplicationIcon.icns GenericDocumentIcon.icns GenericFileServerIcon.icns GenericFolderIcon.icns GenericFontIcon.icns GenericNetworkIcon.icns GenericQuestionMarkIcon.icns GenericSharepoint.icns GenericStationeryIcon.icns GenericTimeMachineDiskIcon.icns GenericURLIcon.icns GenericWindowIcon.icns GridIcon.icns GroupFolder.icns GroupIcon.icns GuestUserIcon.icns HelpIcon.icns HomeFolderIcon.icns InternetLocation.icns InternetLocationAFP.icns InternetLocationFTP.icns InternetLocationFile.icns InternetLocationGeneric.icns InternetLocationHTTP.icns InternetLocationMAILTO.icns InternetLocationNEWS.icns InternetLocationVNC.icns KEXT.icns KeepArrangedIcon.icns LibraryFolderIcon.icns LockedBadgeIcon.icns LockedIcon.icns MagnifyingGlassIcon.icns MovieFolderIcon.icns MultipleItemsIcon.icns MusicFolderIcon.icns NetBootVolume.icns NewFolderBadgeIcon.icns NoWriteIcon.icns NotLoaded.icns Notifications.icns OpenFolderIcon.icns PicturesFolderIcon.icns PrivateFolderBadgeIcon.icns ProblemReport.icns ProfileBackgroundColor.icns ProfileFont.icns ProfileFontAndColor.icns PublicFolderIcon.icns ReadOnlyFolderBadgeIcon.icns RecentItemsIcon.icns RightContainerArrowIcon.icns ServerApplicationsFolderIcon.icns SidebarAirDrop.icns SidebarAirportDisk.icns SidebarAirportExpress.icns SidebarAirportExtreme.icns SidebarAirportExtremeTower.icns SidebarAllMyFiles.icns SidebarApplicationsFolder.icns SidebarBonjour.icns SidebarBurnFolder.icns SidebarDesktopFolder.icns SidebarDisplay.icns SidebarDocumentsFolder.icns SidebarDownloadsFolder.icns SidebarDropBoxFolder.icns SidebarExternalDisk.icns SidebarGenericFile.icns SidebarGenericFolder.icns SidebarHomeFolder.icns SidebarInternalDisk.icns SidebarLaptop.icns SidebarMacMini.icns SidebarMacPro.icns SidebarMacProCylinder.icns SidebarMoviesFolder.icns SidebarMusicFolder.icns SidebarNetwork.icns SidebarOpticalDisk.icns SidebarPC.icns SidebarPicturesFolder.icns SidebarPrefs.icns SidebarRecents.icns SidebarRemovableDisk.icns SidebarServerDrive.icns SidebarSmartFolder.icns SidebarTimeCapsule.icns SidebarTimeMachine.icns SidebarUtilitiesFolder.icns SidebarXserve.icns SidebariCloud.icns SidebariDisk.icns SidebariMac.icns SidebariPad.icns SidebariPhone.icns SidebariPodTouch.icns SitesFolderIcon.icns SmartFolderIcon.icns StatusBarCDROMIcon.icns StatusBarTrashIcon.icns Sync.icns SystemFolderIcon.icns ToolbarAdvanced.icns ToolbarCustomizeIcon.icns ToolbarDeleteIcon.icns ToolbarFavoritesIcon.icns ToolbarInfo.icns ToolbarLabels.icns TrashIcon.icns UnknownFSObjectIcon.icns UnlockedIcon.icns Unsupported.icns UserIcon.icns UserUnknownIcon.icns UsersFolderIcon.icns UtilitiesFolder.icns VCard.icns com.apple.airport-express.icns com.apple.airport-extreme-tower.icns com.apple.airport-extreme.icns com.apple.apple-tv.icns com.apple.cinema-display.icns com.apple.emac.icns com.apple.ibook-g4-12.icns com.apple.ibook-g4-14.icns com.apple.imac-aluminum-20.icns com.apple.imac-aluminum-24.icns com.apple.imac-g4-15.icns com.apple.imac-g4-17.icns com.apple.imac-g4-20.icns com.apple.imac-g5-17.icns com.apple.imac-g5-20.icns com.apple.imac-iSight-17.icns com.apple.imac-iSight-20.icns com.apple.imac-iSight-24.icns com.apple.imac-unibody-21-no-optical.icns com.apple.imac-unibody-21.icns com.apple.imac-unibody-27-no-optical.icns com.apple.imac-unibody-27.icns com.apple.ipad.icns com.apple.iphone-3g.icns com.apple.iphone-4-black.icns com.apple.iphone-4-white.icns com.apple.iphone-7-1.icns com.apple.iphone-7-2.icns com.apple.iphone-7-plus-1.icns com.apple.iphone-7-plus-2.icns com.apple.iphone-8-7.icns com.apple.iphone-8-plus-3.icns com.apple.iphone-x-1.icns com.apple.iphone-x-2.icns com.apple.iphone.icns com.apple.ipod-touch-2.icns com.apple.ipod-touch-4-black.icns com.apple.ipod-touch-4-white.icns com.apple.ipod-touch.icns com.apple.led-cinema-display-24.icns com.apple.led-cinema-display-27.icns com.apple.macbook-black.icns com.apple.macbook-retina-gold.icns com.apple.macbook-retina-rose-gold.icns com.apple.macbook-retina-silver.icns com.apple.macbook-retina-space-gray.icns com.apple.macbook-unibody-plastic.icns com.apple.macbook-unibody.icns com.apple.macbook-white.icns com.apple.macbookair-11-unibody.icns com.apple.macbookair-13-unibody.icns com.apple.macbookair.icns com.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-display.icns com.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-touchid-silver.icns com.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-touchid-space-gray.icns com.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-usbc-silver.icns com.apple.macbookpro-13-retina-usbc-space-gray.icns com.apple.macbookpro-13-unibody.icns com.apple.macbookpro-15-retina-display.icns com.apple.macbookpro-15-retina-touchid-silver.icns com.apple.macbookpro-15-retina-touchid-space-gray.icns com.apple.macbookpro-15-unibody.icns com.apple.macbookpro-15.icns com.apple.macbookpro-17-unibody.icns com.apple.macbookpro-17.icns com.apple.macmini-server.icns com.apple.macmini-unibody-no-optical.icns com.apple.macmini-unibody.icns com.apple.macmini.icns com.apple.macpro-cylinder.icns com.apple.macpro.icns com.apple.powerbook-g4-12.icns com.apple.powerbook-g4-15.icns com.apple.powerbook-g4-17.icns com.apple.powerbook-g4-titanium.icns com.apple.powermac-g4-graphite.icns com.apple.powermac-g4-mirrored-drive-doors.icns com.apple.powermac-g4-quicksilver.icns com.apple.powermac-g5.icns com.apple.time-capsule.icns com.apple.xserve-g4.icns com.apple.xserve.icns iDiskGenericIcon.icns iDiskUserIcon.icns public.generic-lcd.icns public.generic-pc.icns /System/Library/Extensions/IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/ CompactFlash.icns FibreChannelHD.icns FireWireHD.icns Floppy.icns MagnetoOptical.icns MemoryStick.icns MemoryStickProDuo.icns MiniSD.icns Removable.icns SASHD.icns SCSIParallelHD.icns SD.icns SmartMedia.icns SuperDisk.icns TransFlash.icns USBHD.icns XD.icns /System/Library/Extensions/IOStorageFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/ External.icns Internal.icns Removable.icns