Command-line tool

fileicon

brew/fileicon

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macOS CLI for managing custom icons for files and folders

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install fileicon

Set a custom icon for a specific file or directory

fileicon set path/to/file_or_directory path/to/icon_file.png

Remove a custom icon from a specific file or directory

fileicon rm path/to/file_or_directory

Save the custom icon of a file or directory as a `.icns` file into the current directory

fileicon get path/to/file_or_directory

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