How to generate app icons for iOS

Apple needs your app icon in many sizes. Here's how to produce the whole set — plus an Xcode asset catalog — from one image.

Open App Icon Generator

Steps

  • Export your icon artwork as a 1024×1024 PNG.
  • Open the app icon generator and drop it in.
  • It renders every required size for iPhone, iPad and the App Store.
  • Download a ZIP with the icons and a ready-to-use Xcode AppIcon set.

Start from the right source

Design at 1024×1024 with no transparency and no rounded corners — Apple applies the mask automatically. Keep important detail away from the edges so nothing is clipped when the corners are rounded.

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How to generate app icons for iOS — FAQ

1024×1024 PNG, with no transparency and square corners — the generator produces every smaller size from it.