Glyph Engine Download for Mac
Find what exists. Generate what does not.

Glyph Engine

Sketch, describe, or reference an image. Glyph Engine finds matching SF Symbols and emoji, then helps you generate polished custom SF-symbol-style SVGs when the right symbol does not exist.

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Glyph Engine showing a diamond sketch, matching SF Symbols, emoji, Unicode results, and a custom diamond symbol generation preview
Workflow

Find first.
Generate only when you need to.

Use local matching to discover what already exists before spending a generation credit on a custom symbol for your app.

01

Sketch, type, or drop in an image.

Start from whatever you have: a rough trackpad sketch, a natural-language phrase, or a reference image from your design notes.

02

Review matching SF Symbols and emoji.

Results update while you draw or search, so you can quickly check the Apple symbol catalog and emoji set before making anything new.

03

Generate when nothing fits.

When the right symbol does not exist, use your sketch, image, or style note to generate a custom SF-symbol-style SVG.

04

Export the SVG or template.

Save a raw SVG for your project or export an SF Symbols-compatible template for Apple app interfaces.

Glyph Engine sketch search showing a rough wave sketch and matching SF Symbols including waveform.path.ecg, waveform, and water.waves
The Glyph Engine radial picker — a smiley sketch in the center with seven emoji results ringed around the disc
Custom symbols

Generate the SVG your interface still needs.

Some ideas just are not in the SF Symbols set. When local matching comes up short, Glyph Engine turns your sketch, image, or short style note into a clean custom SF-symbol-style SVG you can drop into an Apple app project.

a

Sketch, image, or text in. SVG out.

Your input and optional style note ("outlined, two-tone, weight 2") become the prompt. Export the result as raw SVG or an SF Symbols-compatible template.

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Free credits, then SVG Packs

Custom SVG generation uses generation credits. Every install starts with three free generations, and SVG Packs add credits as one-time purchases — no subscription, no account. See the packs →

Latest update

Latest release notes.

Version 1.0.2
  • Added Unicode search support alongside SF Symbols and emoji
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
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On the App Store · iPad & Mac · Free to download

Find what exists.
Generate what does not.

Glyph Engine is a free download for iPad and Mac. Open it once, enable local matching, and use it whenever you need to find an existing symbol or create a custom symbol for an Apple app interface.

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