# 使用 Homebrew, MacPorts 安装 makeicns

查看 makeicns 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

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

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install makeicns
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install makeicns
```

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

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:makeicns
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 1.4.10a
- **来源摘要:** Create icns files from the command-line
- **主页:** <http://www.amnoid.de/icns/makeicns.html>
- **最后更新:** 2026-06-19T12:32:39-07:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- makeicns (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 1.4.10a
## 项目历史与用法

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

### 项目历史

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.

### 采用历史

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.

### 使用方式

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.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

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.

### 时间线

- 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.

### 来源

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


## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- 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


## Combined YAML source

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


## 来源

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