How to change App icon in OS X?

Taha Munir
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It’s not possible to customize app icon in Apple OS X by changing it to an image. The support has been removed in the latest version of Mac OS. However, you can still change App icon in OS X through an easy way. So if you don’t like an app icon and it gives an awkward feel, simply change it.

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1 Change App icon in OS X:
1.1 Switching to a new icon:
1.2 Reverting back to the old icon:

Change App icon in OS X:

As OS X uses .icns file format for app icons, so it’s better to have your desired icon in this format. An image dimension of 512*512 is recommended. The tutorial has got two parts, first one to switch to new icon and 2nd one to revert to the original one.

Switching to a new icon:

All you need is to copy and paste your desired icon, overwrite it over the old one. Here we will change iTunes icon. Have a look on the step-by-step guide:

  1. By using Finder, Head to Application folder of your Mac and select iTunes.
  2. Right click on the iTunes application.
  3. A pop-up menu will be displayed, click on ‘Get Info’.
  4. You will see the current icon on the top left corner of the panel. Drag the new icon file over the current one.
  5. As the cursor shows green + bubble, drop it.

You have now successfully changed app icon of iTunes. You can also use copy/paste commands to perform the job. When you try to change app icon in OS X, you may be prompted for admin password. Enter it and you are done. If the app is already running in the background, you may require to log out or kill the app to see the new icon.

Reverting back to the old icon:

The method resembles the above one. However, you don’t require to perform a drag-and-drop function here. Follow the step-by-step guide:

  1. By using Finder, navigate to Application folder on your Mac and select iTunes.
  2. Right click and click on ‘Get Info’ option.
  3. Click on the icon at the top left corner to highlight it.
  4. Press Backspace key and your icon will be reverted back.

Now, you have reverted back to the original icon. If asked for password, enter it. This method can also be used for changing folder icons in OS X.

Hope, you like this small guide to change app icon in OS X. Have some more OS X tweaks? Do share with us in your comments below.
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