Instantly grab a high-res icon for any iOS app - BrettTerpstra.com

EasyLifeApp 11y, 288d ago

The only way for you to find out what the app can do for you is if you actually download it from the website. Easy Life App is not a Virus

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EasyLifeApp 11y, 288d ago

you will be presented with multiple apps that are known to be those which are mostly used by people. You will be able to read the news,
Easy Life App

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A.J. Ross 11y, 322d ago

Can the Automator script be used to grab app icons for apps with colons in their names? E.g.; I'm having trouble with "Triage: Email First Aid".

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ttscoff 11y, 321d ago

It doesn't seem to be the colon, I'm able to locate other apps with colons in their name. "Triage: Email First Aid" just doesn't show up in search at all.

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James Smith 11y, 325d ago

Any chance of altering this to work with Mac Apps?

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ttscoff 11y, 325d ago

In the script part, just change ipadSoftware to macSoftware.

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James Smith 11y, 323d ago

Brilliant :)

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Tony Martinez 11y, 326d ago

Bummer. Thanks anyway!

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Matt McCabe 11y, 312d ago

I was trying to find the same one, I've tried every combination I can think of to get it but no joy...

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Tony Martinez 11y, 326d ago

How do you specify a specific version of an app? Like Omnifocus for iPhone instead of iPad? Thanks!!!

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ttscoff 11y, 326d ago

You don't, sorry.

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Matt McCabe 11y, 312d ago

I don't fully understand the script but when I did this search string I was able to get the right url for the icon http://itunes.apple.com/sea... doing a bit of troubleshooting it appears that replacing iPadSoftware with software,iPadSoftware should do the trick... although I've only tested this with one app.

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David Wilson 11y, 301d ago

^ Just wanted to add that this worked for me to find an iPhone app that wasn't yet released on the iPad!!! Thank you. How the heck did you work that out?!

Also worth noting I altered the url to allow me to access the UK store not the US.

Thanks to ttscoff for the original script.

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Matt McCabe 11y, 301d ago

I wrote about the update I did here http://mattmadethis.com/201... I'll add a store selector too, completely forgot about that

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AmJ 11y, 326d ago

The script creates the icon in the user folder instead of Desktop.
Also, could you please help me in making an Alfred Workflow for this (as well as for the Mac App Store)? I created one to execute the terminal command but it's inelegant in that it always opens the terminal which must be quit, every time.

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ttscoff 11y, 326d ago

No, as stated in the post, the script creates the icon in the current directory in Terminal. Only the application version saves to Desktop automatically. As far as Alfred, you're on your own this time, it's just not worth the effort to me right now. I can launch the app in 3 keystrokes from LaunchBar, enter an app name and everything else just works. Someday, maybe.

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Dave Metzener 11y, 326d ago

Great little utility! I have many uses for such a thing and have always pulled icons from iTunes, AppShopper, or Finder with a screenshot tool. This is way easier! Thanks!

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johnjohnston 11y, 326d ago

Love the Automator app, I'd been doing this with an applescript that extracts the icon from .ipa files locally (unzips the iTunesArtwork file). But my local ones seem to be smaller, 512 pixels square, and you need to own the apps. (My first comment here, but I generally read your posts with my jaw hanging open).

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