A macOS app for opening, browsing, and extracting images from .car asset catalog and theme store files.
Asset Catalog Tinkerer is a macOS application that enables users to open, browse, and extract images from .car asset catalog files and theme stores. It solves the problem of inspecting embedded graphical resources within macOS and iOS applications, providing a visual interface to explore and export images that are otherwise difficult to access.
macOS and iOS developers, designers, and reverse engineers who need to inspect or extract images from compiled app bundles, system resources, or framework assets.
Developers choose Asset Catalog Tinkerer for its straightforward, focused approach to asset catalog inspection, with unique support for theme store files and QuickLook integration, making it a specialized tool for resource extraction without unnecessary complexity.
An app that lets you open .car files and browse/extract their images.
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Provides a graphical way to explore images within .car files and theme stores, as shown in the screenshots, making asset identification intuitive.
Includes a QuickLook plugin to preview asset catalogs directly in Finder, enhancing productivity without opening the app.
Uniquely supports reading theme store files from system bundles and ProKit frameworks, extending utility beyond standard .car files.
Allows dragging out individual images or exporting entire catalogs to directories, simplifying resource extraction for reuse or analysis.
Lacks support for newer asset types like colors in .car files, as explicitly stated in the README, limiting its use with updated asset catalogs.
Only available as a macOS application, excluding developers on other operating systems who might need to inspect .car files.
Primarily designed for viewing and extraction, with no capabilities to edit or modify asset catalogs, which could be a drawback for advanced use cases.