What is iconservicesagent on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Creates the app and file icons you see in Finder, the Dock and elsewhere.
iconservicesagent reads icon resources from apps and the system and generates icon images at the right sizes for display. It's busiest when you see lots of new icons at once, and it caches results so the next time is quicker.
- Category
- macOS system
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as iconservicesagent, iconservicesd
Why is iconservicesagent using so much CPU or memory?
- Browsing folders with many different apps or file types
- After installing apps or a macOS update, while icons are regenerated
- Connecting a drive with many apps
What to do
- 1Wait; it settles once icons are cached
- 2Restart your Mac if it stays busy
Safe to quit? With care.
It relaunches when needed; icons may appear blank for a moment.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library