Best ways to change app icons on Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Say goodbye to annoying app icons! Customize your Mac, iPhone and iPad icons

Tired of new icons for the application? This article will guide you on how to easily replace app icons on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and introduce some practical tools.

The icons have changed a lot after many apps are updated, for example, Slack caused a lot of controversy after changing the logo in 2019. Some users finally adapt, but some still don't like the new icon. Fortunately, we can replace them with old icons or custom icons.

Mac App Icon Replacement Guide

The macOS system itself supports changing application icons, but finding the right icon format is the difficulty. You need to convert images such as png or jpg to icon formats such as icns and resize and resolution.

Create a custom icon

Image2icon is a Mac app that allows you to easily create custom icons. No complex image editing software is required, it can automatically generate icons that meet your needs and supports manual adjustments such as zooming and rotation. When exporting, you can choose various formats such as icns, iico, iconset, etc.

How to use:

1. Open Image2icon and drag and drop the image to the main window.
2. Click the "Edit" icon in the upper right corner to adjust.
3. Remove background if necessary.
4. Click "Export" to save the custom icon.

Create a set of icons for different devices

Asset Catalog Creator Pro goes a step further, and can generate icon sets for different devices such as Mac, iPhone and iPad at one time. It can also generate resources such as application logos and splash screens.

How to use:

1. Open the app and drag and drop the image (png, jpg, or pdf) to the home screen.
2. Select the Apply Icon option.
3. Select the required device.
4. Click "Create Resource Directory".
5. All icons will be saved to the output directory of your choice.

Replace the Mac app icon

1. Open Finder > Applications.
2. Find your app, right-click > Show Introduction (or press Command I).
3. Copy new icon.
4. Click the old icon thumbnail in the introduction panel to paste the new icon.
5. Close and reopen the app and the icon changes.

iPhone and iPad app icon replacement guide

The iOS system does not have the function of directly replacing the application icon, but it can be implemented using the "Shortcuts" application.

Step 1: Create iOS Custom Icons

Prepare to replace the icon. If you are already on the device, you can use it directly; otherwise, you can create it using the aforementioned Mac app and then transfer it to your iOS device. It is recommended to use a square picture of 512 x 512 pixels. PhotoBulk app can resize images in batches.

Step 2: Transfer icons from Mac to iPhone or iPad

You can use AnyTrans for iOS to transfer icons from your Mac to your iOS device.

Step 3: Use shortcuts to replace iOS app icons

1. Open the Shortcuts app.
2. Click the " " button in the upper left corner to add a new shortcut.
3. Select Scripts > Open App.
4. Select the app to change the icon.
5. Click the three dots in the upper right corner to name the shortcut.
6. Click "Add to Home Screen".
7. Select the picture as the icon.
8. Enter the application name and click "Add".

Please note that there will be two apps with the same name on the home screen, one created with shortcuts. You can hide the original app into a folder or app repository.

Manage iPhone and iPad app icons

You can add infrequently used apps to folders or app repositories.

Summarize

Replacing the Mac app icon is very simple, while iOS is relatively troublesome. Setapp provides a suite of productivity tools including Image2icon, Asset Catalog Creator Pro, AnyTrans for iOS and PhotoBulk to help you personalize your Mac and iOS devices.

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