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Custom Mac Icons | How to Change Icons in OS X

Posted by Scott | January 27, 2008 .

Although OS X looks great, I’m not a fan of all of the default icons that comes with it.  Changing the icon of applications in Windows is simple enough, but in OS X the process may not be as obvious to some.

To start changing an icon:

  • Locate the icon you want to use and copy it (command+c).  This will copy the icon image to your clipboard which you will paste in the next steps.
  • Go to the application or folder you wish to change its icon and right click on it (command+click), and select “Get Info” to bring up the info window.
  • In the upper left hand corner the current icon is diplayed.  Click on the icon to select it and press command+v to paste the icon you just copied in step 1.  This will put the new icon in place and will update the icon of the application or folder.

If you have the application in the dock, you will need to drag it out and then place it back to have the updated icon displayed.  Thats it - no more boring default icons.  Below is my desktop using a custom macbook pro icon for the hard drive alias.

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If your looking for a great source of custom icons to use on your Mac, then head over to Interface Lift.

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