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The Apple Icon Image format is the icon
Icon (computing)

On computer displays, a computer icon is a small pictogram. Icons have been used to supplement the normal alphanumerics of the computer. Modern computers now can handle bitmapped graphics on the display terminal, so the icons are widely used to assist users....
 format used in Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X
Mac OS X

Mac OS X is a line of computer operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc., and since 2002 has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems....
. It supports icons of 16×16, 32×32, 48×48, 128×128, 256×256 and 512×512 pixels, with both 1-
Bit

A bit is a binary numeral system numerical digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1. Binary digits are a basic unit of information Computer data storage and transmission in digital computing and digital information theory....
 and 8-bit
8-bit

Eight-bit CPUs normally use an 8-bit data bus and a 16-bit address bus which means that their address space is limited to 64 KBs. This is not a "natural law", however, so there are exceptions....
 alpha channel
Alpha compositing

In computer graphics, alpha compositing is the process of combining an image with a background to create the appearance of partial transparency....
s 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.








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The Apple Icon Image format is the icon
Icon (computing)

On computer displays, a computer icon is a small pictogram. Icons have been used to supplement the normal alphanumerics of the computer. Modern computers now can handle bitmapped graphics on the display terminal, so the icons are widely used to assist users....
 format used in Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X
Mac OS X

Mac OS X is a line of computer operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc., and since 2002 has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems....
. It supports icons of 16×16, 32×32, 48×48, 128×128, 256×256 and 512×512 pixels, with both 1-
Bit

A bit is a binary numeral system numerical digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1. Binary digits are a basic unit of information Computer data storage and transmission in digital computing and digital information theory....
 and 8-bit
8-bit

Eight-bit CPUs normally use an 8-bit data bus and a 16-bit address bus which means that their address space is limited to 64 KBs. This is not a "natural law", however, so there are exceptions....
 alpha channel
Alpha compositing

In computer graphics, alpha compositing is the process of combining an image with a background to create the appearance of partial transparency....
s 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.

See also

  • Icon Composer
    Apple Developer Tools

    The Apple Developer Tools are a suite of software tools from Apple Inc. to aid in making software titles for the Mac OS X platform....
  • icns Browser
    Apple Developer Tools

    The Apple Developer Tools are a suite of software tools from Apple Inc. to aid in making software titles for the Mac OS X platform....
  • The Iconfactory
    The Iconfactory

    The Iconfactory is a small software and graphic design company that specializes in creating Icon and software for creating and using icons. The company was founded in April 1996 by Corey Marion, Talos Tsui, and Gedeon Maheux....
  • IconBuilder
    IconBuilder

    IconBuilder is a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Macromedia Fireworks for the editing and creation of computer icon created and used by The Iconfactory....
  • Wikipedia:Icons
  • compare: ICO (icon image file format)
    ICO (icon image file format)

    The ICO file format is an image file format used for icon in Microsoft Windows. The CUR file format for cursor s is almost identical, as the only differences are the identification byte and a specification of a hotspot in the Header ....