Icon Composer not available with Xcode 4.3?

Question

I am trying to locate Icon Composer, which was supposedly downloaded as part of Xcode, however I can't find it, neither in applications nor with the spotlight.

Any ideas where it might be, or if I have to download it separately? If so, where from? I tried looking for it in the App Store, but nothing found.

Edit: I am using Xcode 4.3.2 if that helps.

Answer 1

Newer Versions

As of Xcode 4.4, Icon Composer is no longer bundled with the IDE. However, you can still download the program from Apple's developer downloads page (developer.apple.com/downloads/)

Search for "Graphics Tools" and download the latest version of the tools, which is currently the version for Xcode 5.1

Older Versions

In Xcode 4.3.1 and up Icon Composer can be located in this directory.

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/

In your applications folder right click on Xcode and click "Show Package Contents."

EDIT: to make this answer as complete as possible.

However, In Xcode versions 4.2 and below, Icon composer can still be located in the following directory.

/Developer/Applications/Utilities

And of course, as Dave DeLong said below, Icon Composer can also be accessed through Xcode by navigating to Xcode Menu >> Open Developer Tool >> Icon Composer.

Answer 2

MDT is correct that the application is now bundled inside of Xcode.app, but there's an easier way to get to it:

Answer 3

Icon Composer cannot be used to create icons compatible with Retina macs and the app should no-longer be used. It is no-longer bundled with recent versions of Xcode.

Instead, you create a directory "foobar.iconset" and fill it with png images at the sizes you need, and then drag that into the image well in Xcode - which will then create a .icns file at build time.

Currently, the png files you should create are (none are required but all are recommended):

• icon_16x16.png
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• icon_32x32.png
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• icon_128x128.png
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• icon_256x256.png
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• icon_512x512.png
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You can also create the icns file manually with the iconutil command line tool.

Official documentation and more details are at: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/GraphicsAnimation/Conceptual/HighResolutionOSX/Optimizing/Optimizing.html