Show HN: Sfsym – Export Apple SF Symbols as Vector SVG/PDF/PNG(github.com)
21 pointsby olliewagner15 hours ago5 comments
  • amelius6 hours ago
    For those wondering what SF symbols are:

    https://developer.apple.com/sf-symbols/

    This is not my iconset of choice, though.

  • rafram4 hours ago
    > The default format is PDF.

    Genuine question: what’s your use case for having a single SF Symbols icon as a PDF file? Let alone having that as the default? In my own experience, I’d want SVG nearly every time.

    • olliewagner4 hours ago
      You're right. Just flipped the default to SVG on main. Honest answer: SVG wasn't fully working during early dev, so PDF was the working default and it stuck. Should've revisited.
  • difosfor6 hours ago
    But these are copyright by Apple so are you allowed to use them on your commercial websites and apps?
    • olliewagner5 hours ago
      Right, these are licensed by Apple for UI use on Apple platforms only. The README has a "Before you use this" callout up top about this. sfsym is an export tool; what you do with the output is on you.
  • tasoeur8 hours ago
    This is great! I found myself asking my AI agents to generate those icons every so often (esp. for websites), so thank you for taking the time to build this.

    Quick question, are you also planning on supporting animations?

    • olliewagner4 hours ago
      Thanks! I'm not sure how animations would translate into these exported formats. SF Symbols animations are typically state driven, and that doesn't really translate to a standalone SVG/PNG/PDF. You'd get something that autoplays on loop, or fires once. Let me know if you had something else in mind.
  • Serhii-Set5 hours ago
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