Font Awesome SVG → PNG Exporter

This project converts Font Awesome Free SVG icons into PNG files with controlled padding, transparent background, and forced white color using currentColor.

It is designed for batch exporting icons in multiple sizes with a clean and predictable directory structure.

Features

• Converts Font Awesome Free SVGs (solid, regular, brands)
• Outputs PNG with:
  • Transparent background
  • White icons via currentColor
  • Controlled padding
• Generates multiple sizes in one run
• Progress bar in terminal
• Cleans output directory before exporting

Generated Sizes

• 800×800 with 110px padding
• 196×196 with proportional padding

Output Structure

out/
├─ 800/
│   ├─ solid/
│   ├─ regular/
│   └─ brands/
├─ 196/
│   ├─ solid/
│   ├─ regular/
│   └─ brands/

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• npm

Installation

npm install

Usage

npm start

This will:

1. Remove the existing out/ directory (if present)
2. Convert all Font Awesome SVG icons
3. Generate PNGs in both sizes with a progress bar

Notes

• Only Font Awesome Free icons are included by default
• Make sure you comply with Font Awesome licensing if you adapt this for Pro
• The script does not depend on process.cwd() and can be run from anywhere

Credits

• Script author: Mário Valney with ChatGPT