macicons

macicons is a small Rust CLI for managing Finder desktop icon visibility on macOS.

Commands

• macicons show: show desktop icons
• macicons hide: hide desktop icons
• macicons toggle: toggle current icon visibility
• macicons status: print shown or hidden

Install

From source

cargo install --path .

From GitHub

cargo install --git https://github.com/saneeeee/macicons

Build and run

cargo build --release
./target/release/macicons status

Notes

• macOS only
• The tool updates Finder's CreateDesktop preference and restarts Finder