Last time values were checked: April 15, 2019
I used Xcode Version 10.2 (10E125) to add icons to a project.
I was running MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.4
Icon files must be in a PNG format. They cannot have transparent parts to them.
Some advice:
- Using your favorite graphics software, design your icon at its largest size. This way, the image will not be scaled up when you export and become pixelated.
- Export from this design as PNG in the various pixel sizes needed.
- Designing your icon in a vector based tool such as Adobe Illustrator or Affinity Designer will probably scale better than a pixel/raster based piece of software such as Adobe Photoshop or Affinity Photo.
Platform | Icon Description | Icon Scale | Image Size | Suggested File Name |
iOS | iPhone Notification – iOS 7-12 – 20pt | 2x | 40×40 px | icon40x40.png |
iOS | iPhone Notification – iOS 7-12 – 20pt | 3x | 60×60 px | icon60x60.png |
iOS | iPhone Settings – iOS 7-12 – 29pt | 2x | 58×58 px | icon58x58.png |
iOS | iPhone Settings – iOS 7-12 – 29pt | 3x | 87x87px | icon87x87.png |
iOS | iPhone Spotlight – iOS 7-12 – 40pt | 2x | 80×80 px | icon80x80.png |
iOS | iPhone Spotlight – iOS 7-12 – 40pt | 3x | 120×120 px | icon120x120.png |
iOS | iPhone App – iOS 7-12 – 60pt | 2x | 120×120 px | icon120x120.png |
iOS | iPhone App – iOS 7-12 – 60pt | 3x | 180×180 px | icon180x180.png |
iOS | iPad Notifications – iOS 7-12 – 20pt | 1x | 20×20 px | icon20x20.png |
iOS | iPad Notifications – iOS 7-12 – 20pt | 2x | 40×40 px | icon40x40.png |
iOS | iPad Settings – iOS 7-12 – 29pt | 1x | 29×29 px | icon29x29.png |
iOS | iPad Settings – iOS 7-12 – 29pt | 2x | 58×58 px | icon58x58.png |
iOS | iPad Spotlight – iOS 7-12 – 40pt | 1x | 40×40 px | icon40x40.png |
iOS | iPad Spotlight – iOS 7-12 – 40pt | 2x | 80×80 px | icon80x80.png |
iOS | iPad App – iOS 7-12 – 76pt | 1x | 76×76 px | icon76x76.png |
iOS | iPad App – iOS 7-12 – 76pt | 2x | 152×152 px | icon152x152.png |
iOS | iPad Pro (12.9 inch) App – iOS 9-12 – 83.5pt | 2x | 167×167 px | icon167x167.png |
iOS | App Store iOS – 1024pt | 1x | 1024×1024 px | icon1024x1024.png |
iOS Icon Sizes, Smallest to Largest in Pixels:
- 20 x 20 px
- 29 x 29 px
- 40 x 40 px
- 58 x 58 px
- 60 x 60 px
- 76 x 76 px
- 80 x 80 px
- 87 x 87 px
- 120 x 120 px
- 152 x 152 px
- 167 x 167 px
- 180 x 180 px
- 1024 x 1024 px (Make your master design document this size?)