WeblixTools
Universal Favicon 2.0 • Dynamic Dark/Light SVG & iOS 18 Tinted Icons

iOS 18 App Icon & Xcode Catalog Generator

Full Xcode 16 compatibility. Export standard, dark mode, and tinted icon assets ready to drop into Assets.xcassets.

Presets:

Icon Configuration

Primary Color
Gradient To
Corner Squircle Radius22%
Square (0%)Apple Squircle (22%)Pill / Circle (50%)
Glyph Padding / Margin12%
Dynamic SVG Dark Mode Overrides

When a user toggles their OS or browser into Dark Mode, this background color activates automatically via CSS:

#0f172a
3D Interactive Master Preview
High-Res Retina Canvas (512x512)

Rendered via zero-latency HTML5 Canvas API with sub-pixel antialiasing and continuous-curvature squircle clipping.

Vector SVGMulti-Res .ICOiOS 18 Xcode

Live Browser Tab Simulator

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Mobile Home Screen Simulator

iOS 18 & Android 14+
Standard1024x1024
iOS 18 DarkDark Mode
iOS 18 TintedMonochrome
Android RoundAdaptive

Framework Implementation

Next.js 14 / 15 / 16 (App Router)
// Next.js 14 / 15 / 16 (App Router)
// Simply place these generated files in your 'app/' directory:
// 1. app/icon.svg           (Generated dynamic dark/light vector favicon)
// 2. app/apple-icon.png     (180x180 Apple Touch Icon)
// Next.js serves them automatically with zero additional code!
HTML5 / Astro / Vite
<!-- Modern HTML5 Head Tags -->
<link rel="icon" href="/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" sizes="any" />
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="32x32" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" />
<link rel="manifest" href="/site.webmanifest" />
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iOS 18 light, dark and tinted app icons

Since iOS 18, people can show home-screen icons in three appearances: the standard light icon, a dark variant, and a tinted variant drawn in a colour the user picks. Without a dark and tinted version, iOS creates one automatically, and the result often looks muddy.

This generator draws all three at 1024×1024 from your design and writes a Contents.json file that tells Xcode which image goes with which appearance. Drag the AppIcon.appiconset folder into Assets.xcassets in Xcode 16 or later and it is ready.

For the dark variant, Apple recommends a dark background with a bright glyph. The tinted variant should be a simple, high-contrast mark, because iOS turns it into grayscale and then applies the user's colour.

How to use it

  1. 1Design your icon and set the dark-theme colours in the studio.
  2. 2Check the Light, Dark and Tinted previews in the simulator panel.
  3. 3Download the ZIP and open the ios/AppIcon.appiconset folder.
  4. 4Drag it into Assets.xcassets in Xcode, replacing the existing AppIcon set.

Modern Icon Packages vs. ICO/PNG-Only Converters

Web standards have evolved. A single fixed-size PNG or ICO looks soft on high-density screens and can disappear on dark browser tabs.

FeatureWeblixToolsBasic ICO/PNG converter
Dynamic SVG Dark/Light Mode✓ Yes (Native CSS Media)Fixed colours only
Apple iOS 18 Light/Dark/Tinted✓ Complete AppIcon CatalogSingle 180 px PNG
Where Your Image Is Processed✓ 100% In-Browser (Zero Uploads)Varies; often uploaded to a server
Framework-Ready Snippets✓ HTML, Next.js App RouterGeneric HTML tags
PWA Web Manifest✓ site.webmanifest includedUsually not included

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an iOS 18 Tinted icon?

In iOS 18, users can customize their home screen by tinting all app icons with an accent color. Apple recommends providing a high-contrast monochrome version to prevent automated clipping artifacts.

Do I need every icon size for iOS 18?

No. Xcode 14 and later accept a single 1024×1024 image per appearance and generate the smaller sizes at build time, which is the format this tool exports.

Will the App Store reject a transparent app icon?

Yes. App Store icons must be opaque. Keep a solid background colour or gradient for the iOS export.

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