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Now run the following command: brew install ImageMagick OK cool, you’re all set to use Homebrew to install the packages you need.

It will also inform you if you don’t have Homebrew installed. This will make sure that you’re getting the latest version of any package you install from Homebrew.

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If you already have Homebrew installed, it’s still a good idea to launch Terminal and enter brew update

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If you don’t have Homebrew installed or perhaps don’t know what it’s, you can learn about it and how to install from the tools homepage. You can easily install ImageMagick with Homebrew. So, do you want get going? Getting Startedįirst things first, you’ll need ImageMagick installed, which is a powerful image processing software suite that you interact with exclusively via Terminal. You can probably follow along without being a shell scripting guru, but you can also look up what you need at Bash Beginners Guide or Advanced Bash Scripting Guide. This tutorial assumes you have some basic knowledge of Unix scripting. You’ll use a tool called ImageMagick, Terminal and Xcode to write a script that will automatically overlay the build version and a “debug” or “beta” ribbon to your app’s icon. This tutorial will have you writing only bash shell scripts. Would you believe you aren’t going to write a single line of Swift in this tutorial? No, seriously, and you won’t be writing any Objective-C either. This tutorial will show you how to do that, and perhaps introduce you to a few lesser-known features of Xcode.

Speed up your learning curve - hundreds of students have already joined.So, you’ve finished a beta version of your app, and finally there are some fresh eyeballs and brains helping you test and perfect the app that’s going to make you rich…or at least fatten your portfolio.īut wouldn’t it be helpful if testers had an easy way to check which build version of the app they have?

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If you’re not good with image editing software, check out these resizing websites:

FlatIcon Where can I resize my icon online.

You can find free icons to use at these sites: Once you’ve inserted all the correct sizes, your app icons will be displayed correctly. You can use PhotoShop, Sketch or any of your other favorite image editing tools to resize your icon. 20 multiplied by 2 gives you the 40 and 20 multiplied by 3 gives you the 60.įear not, if you insert the wrong size into Xcode, it will tell you with a warning label: That means it needs one 40x40 image and one 60圆0 image. To determine what dimensions you’ll need, look at the sizing underneath each space. Simply drag your images from Finder into these slots and your app will display these icons. When you open this file up, you’ll see all the different sizes you’ll have to provide. If you don’t have an AppIcon asset, click the plus arrow at the bottom of the screen, go to App Icons & Launch Images then to New iOS App Icon. There should be a default asset named AppIcon.

In Xcode, open up your Assets.xcassets file. In this tutorial we’ll teach you how to setup your app icon in Xcode. They’re the first impression of your app to users. App icons are essential to getting your app noticed.

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