icon-naming-utils
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Description:
Script to handle icon names in desktop icon themes
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: icons desktop freedesktop theming utilities
Install: brew install icon-naming-utils
About:
IconNamingUtils is a command-line utility designed to standardize and manage icon names according to the FreeDesktop.org specification. It helps developers ensure consistency across desktop environments by validating and mapping icon names to their canonical equivalents. This tool is essential for creating cross-platform compatible icon themes.
Key Features:
  • Validates icon names against FreeDesktop.org standards
  • Maps legacy or non-standard names to canonical equivalents
  • Provides command-line interface for batch processing
  • Helps maintain consistency across desktop environments
Use Cases:
  • Creating compliant desktop icon themes
  • Migrating legacy icon sets to modern standards
  • Validating icon references in application packages
Alternatives:
  • Custom scripts – Manual validation is error-prone and lacks standardization
Version History
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