Apple Icon Image
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| Apple Icon Image | |
|---|---|
| File name extension | .icns |
| Type code | icns |
| Uniform Type Identifier | com.apple.icns |
| Developed by | Apple Inc. |
| Type of format | icon file format |
The Apple Icon Image format is the icon format used in Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X. It supports icons of 16×16, 32×32, 48×48, 128×128, 256×256 and 512×512 pixels, with both 1- and 8-bit alpha channels and multiple image states (example: open and closed folders). The fixed-size icons can be scaled by the operating system and displayed at any intermediate size.
[edit] See also
- Icon Composer
- icns Browser
- The Iconfactory
- IconBuilder
- Wikipedia:Icons
- compare: ICO (icon image file format)

