# makeicns を Homebrew, MacPorts でインストール

makeicns のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。

## インストール

```sh
sudo av install brew:makeicns
```

追加のインストールコマンド:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install makeicns
```

  証拠: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install makeicns
```

  証拠: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/makeicns/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## パッケージ情報

- **パッケージキー:** brew:makeicns
- **パッケージマネージャ:** Homebrew
- **パッケージマネージャページ:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/makeicns>
- **バージョン:** 1.4.10a
- **ソース概要:** Create icns files from the command-line
- **ホームページ:** <http://www.amnoid.de/icns/makeicns.html>
- **上流ドキュメント:** <http://www.amnoid.de/icns/makeicns.html>
- **ライセンス:** MIT
- **ソースアーカイブ:** <https://distfiles.macports.org/makeicns/makeicns-1.4.10a.tar.bz2>
- **最終更新:** 2026-06-19T12:32:39-07:00
- **生成日時:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## 実行可能ファイル

- makeicns (cli)
- makeicns (エイリアス)

## インストール挙動

- post-install フック: 未定義
- Bottle: 利用可能 対象 arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## バージョンと鮮度

- ページ生成日: 2026-08-04
- マネージャ版: 1.4.10a
- マネージャ更新日: 2026-06-19
- ローカルデータ: OK
- 上流リポジトリ: http://www.amnoid.de/icns/makeicns.html
- 情報: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.
## プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

makeicns is a macOS command-line utility for converting images into Apple's .icns icon format.

### プロジェクトの歴史

The upstream page records an original release date of 20081122 and a v1.1 usage banner dated 20090413. It presents makeicns as a command-line answer to creating .icns files, especially when Leopard-era 512x512 icon variants were not handled by tiff2icns.

The same page says the downloadable archive is a universal binary with source included, but it does not publish an official source-control repository. That is why the repository field is null even though the package remains buildable from the upstream download.

### 採用の歴史

The upstream page does not document broad adoption history. Its adoption signal is narrower: it was packaged as a small CLI alternative to GUI icon tools and to tiff2icns limitations for users who wanted scriptable .icns generation.

Because .icns files are Mac-specific, makeicns mainly matters in macOS packaging and app-bundle workflows rather than cross-platform graphics tooling.

### 使われ方

makeicns accepts key-value arguments naming input images for icon sizes such as 512, 256, 128, 32, and 16, plus 'in' for a shared input and 'out' for the output file. Examples on the upstream page show creating an .icns with selected image variants or overriding the output path.

The page also points users to Preview.app or sips for converting back from .icns to PNG, and includes terminal recipes using Rez and SetFile for assigning custom icon resources to files or folders.

### パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

makeicns is a tiny, old-school Mac packaging helper: one focused binary, no daemon, no configuration, and a job that matters when building app bundles or file icons from scripts.

Its significance is mostly historical and practical. It fills the gap between Apple's limited command-line tools of the time and GUI icon converters, especially for the larger icon sizes introduced in newer macOS releases.

### タイムライン

- 2008: Original release recorded by upstream as 20081122.
- 2009: Version 1.1 usage banner and last-updated note recorded as 20090413.

### Related projects

- tiff2icns is mentioned by upstream as a limited alternative.
- img2icns is mentioned by upstream as a GUI program for the same purpose.
- sips, Rez, and SetFile are mentioned by upstream for related icon conversion and resource workflows.

### ソース

- <http://www.amnoid.de/icns/makeicns.html>


## セキュリティノート

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger リスク:** グリーン / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## ソースデータベース詳細

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** makeicns
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Requirements:** macos
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## 他のパッケージマネージャ記録

- MacPorts - makeicns: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/makeicns/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/makeicns.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/makeicns.yml)


## ソース

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated package history
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph