How to get current Mac model image

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guys!

One of my views should contain the image of the Mac on which the program is running. It should look like in "About this Mac" window.

These images keeps somewhere in system and the question is how to get it programmatically? Objective-C.

I have code that simply substitutes the final image according to the current model, but I need the image loads from the system.

I shall be grateful for any help.

Are the images in your project's Images.xcassets file? because that's important. — Nitzan R, Oct 27 '15 at 07:30

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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As simple as this:

[NSImage imageNamed:NSImageNameComputer]

For other models look here

Edit: To get higher sizes use following:

  OSType code = UTGetOSTypeFromString((CFStringRef)CFSTR("root"));
  NSImage *computer = [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] iconForFileType:NSFileTypeForHFSTypeCode(code)];

where "root" string is from IconsCore.h header file (kComputer).

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Oct 27 '15 at 08:04

Marek H

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That's not true at all. See the [reference](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/ApplicationKit/Classes/NSImage_Class/#//apple_ref/doc/constant_group/System_Entity_Images) (search for "System Entity Images") for a preview of what you are suggesting. – trojanfoe Oct 27 '15 at 08:07
Fix your question title then ;) – Marek H Oct 27 '15 at 08:08
I don't have a question ;) – trojanfoe Oct 27 '15 at 08:08
I am sorry but you are wrong, I just verified this in xcode. It gives you current model – Marek H Oct 27 '15 at 08:10
Hmmm, interesting. I will remove downvote. According the class reference that just returns "A computer icon". There is no mention of it being "the current mac model". Oh well. – trojanfoe Oct 27 '15 at 08:11
Sometimes the documentation lacks behinds framework. It happens especially with new APIs. Things are described in headers but not in documentation – Marek H Oct 27 '15 at 08:30
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Yes! The solution is NSImage *image = [NSImage imageNamed:NSImageNameComputer]; – Oleksandr Yolkin Oct 27 '15 at 08:35
Thanks a lot to Marek and all involved!! – Oleksandr Yolkin Oct 27 '15 at 08:38
Nice. But it returns a 32x32 icon, not the hi-res one similar to "About this Mac". – Eric Aya Oct 27 '15 at 14:14
Updated the answer to generate larger icons. – Marek H Oct 27 '15 at 15:36

How to get current Mac model image

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