What Is IconKitchen?

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IconKitchen is a browser-based tool that generates app icons for Android, iOS, the web, and other targets from a single source image. It is aimed at developers and designers who need correctly sized, platform-specific icon sets without exporting and resizing each file by hand. The site requires JavaScript to be enabled before it will run, so it will not work in a browser with scripts blocked.

What problem it solves

Each platform expects icons in its own sizes, formats, and naming conventions. Producing those by hand is repetitive and easy to get wrong — a missing density or an incorrectly sized asset can cause a rejected build or a blurry icon on some devices. IconKitchen takes one input and outputs the set each platform needs, which is the main reason to use it.

Platforms covered

Based on the site's own description, it generates icons for:

  • Android — launcher icon assets across the densities an Android project expects
  • iOS — the app icon set used by Xcode projects
  • The Web — favicon and related web icon assets
  • More — the description leaves room for additional targets beyond these three

How it works

  1. Provide a source image. You supply the icon artwork you want to base the set on.
  2. Choose the target platform(s). The tool applies that platform's sizing and format rules.
  3. Generate and download. You get the icon assets to drop into your project.

The exact controls and download packaging are not documented in the available page evidence, so treat the steps above as the general flow rather than a click-by-click walkthrough.

When it is worth using

Situation IconKitchen fits
You ship the same app to Android, iOS, and web Yes — one source, multiple platform outputs
You only need a single platform's icons Possibly — still convenient, but the multi-platform benefit is smaller
You need pixel-level control over every asset Less so — a generator trades control for speed
You have JavaScript disabled No — the tool will not run

Key limitations to know

  • JavaScript is required. The page states this explicitly; without it, nothing loads.
  • It is a generator, not a design tool. You still need to create or supply the source artwork.
  • Pricing and account requirements are not stated in the available information, so do not assume it is free or that no login is needed — check the site directly before relying on it in a workflow.

If your goal is to stop hand-exporting icons for several platforms at once, IconKitchen is built for exactly that task. Confirm the current platform list and any usage terms on the site itself before committing it to a release pipeline.