file-icon-extractor

Extract icons from files.

Installation

$ npm i file-icon-extractor

Usage

const icon = require('file-icon-extractor');

icon.extract(filePath, destinationPath, format);

| parameter | explanation | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | filePath | A valid file path (string) or array of file paths for the file(s) you wish to fetch icon(s) from. | | destinationPath | Where you want to save the output image (directory). | | format (optional) | Output image format. (png, jpeg, gif, etc.) Default is png. |

Quick Start

const icon = require('file-icon-extractor');

// Extract singluar icon
icon.extract("C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\slack\\slack.exe", "C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\Documents");

const icon = require('file-icon-extractor');

var programs = [
    "C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe",
    "C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\slack\\slack.exe"
]

// Extract mutiple icons (as jpeg)
icon.extract(programs, "C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\Documents", "jpeg");

Support

| Platform | Details | | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Windows: | Support has been tested and confirmed on Windows as of v1.0.4 for any filetype with an icon association in explorer, this includes .exe files. | | Linux: | Theoretically support should exist; however, as of v1.0.4 this has not yet been thoroughly tested. | | Mac OS: | Theoretically support should exist; however, as of v1.0.4 this has not yet been thoroughly tested. |

Issues

Please submit any issues through the issues tab on GitHub.