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Choose an Image. Choose an image you would like to use. When searching the image in Google. Jun 25, 2018 How to change icons on a Mac: Swapping the existing icons The first method to change the icon on a Mac is to swap the icon of an existing folder with some other folder. It is nothing but copying the folder of an icon in.icns format and then paste it to that folder which you want to change.
To personalize your Mac, you may like to change the color of folders from the default blue to a shade of your choice. This customization will also help you quickly differentiate an important folder and know about it even without looking at its name. The idea behind modifying folder color in macOS Catalina is the same as changing apps and folder icons. So without further delay, let’ get started.
How to Change Color of Folders on Mac
You can do this for an existing folder as well as a new folder. In this guide, I am using a new folder.
Step #1. Right-click in Finder or Desktop and click New Folder.
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Step #2. Right-click on this folder and click Get Info.
Step #3. Click on the blue folder icon from the top left. You will see a dark outline around it.
Step #4. Press Command(⌘)+C or click Edit from Menu Bar and then select Copy.
Step #5. Now open Preview from Launchpad. Or, open Finder → Applications → Preview.
Step #6. Click on File from the top. Next click New from Clipboard.
Step #7. Click on the pencil icon (mark up icon).
Step #8. Click on the prism icon.
Step #9. Now, use the sliders to change the color. Possibilities are limitless. You will see significant color changes when you drag the slider named Saturation, Tint, and Sepia. Play with every slider you see to achieve your desired color.
Step #10. Once done, close the Adjust Color pop-up.
Step #11. Click Edit from the top and choose Select All. You will see the dotted lines. If not, click on the big colored folder icon and then Select All.
Step #12. Next, click Edit → Copy.
Step #13. Go back to Get Info window and click on the folder icon from the top.
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Step #14. Press Command(⌘)+V or click Edit from Menu Bar and then select Paste.
Step #15. Done! You may now close all open Windows-like Get Info and Preview.
The macOS folder color has been successfully changed.
That’s all, mate!
Now, you may go ahead and repeat this process for existing folders. Chances are little, but even if something goes wrong, the contents of the folder won’t be deleted. So, feel free to be creative.
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In today’s tutorial, you will find out how to quickly customize the look of folders and apps on Mac by changing the default icons.
There was a question regarding this topic posted on our forum so I quickly found out and decided to create a small post out of it. Somebody has asked how to change Mail app icon and I am not sure if this is possible. The trick I discovered works for every app and folder but it does not work for Apps created by Apple. Mail is one of these apps and I think it is not possible to change its icon (if you know how to do it, please let me know in the comments below).
How to change folders and apps icons on Mac
First things first, prepare the image file you want to use. Icons work well but you can use the standard image in jpg, gif and png format. Also, find your app or folder in the Finder.
Click on your image and open with the Preview (or other software if you prefer)
Press Cmd+C on your keyboard. This will copy the icon to the Clipboard (alternatively you can also go to Edit menu at the top and click Copy).
At this moment your icon is in your clipboard and you need to paste it into your App or folder. Right-click on your Mac app or folder and choose from the menu Get Info (alternatively select it and press Cmd+I). In the example below, I am getting information about Skype:
A small window should pop out with the information about your application or folder. At the top, there is the default icon. Click it and then press Cmd+V to paste your icon from the Clipboard.
That is all, the icons should be swapped. As you can see, the Skype icon on my Mac has now been changed and I am quite happy with the final result.
If something doesn’t look great, you are not happy or change your mind, you can go back to the default look. Just open Get Info window, click the icon and press Delete on your keyboard.
How to change icon on Mac – video tutorial
I have realized that my explanations above might be slightly confusing. I created, therefore, a short video on YouTube showing exactly each step I took.
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Please, have a look:
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I hope you have found it useful. Please let me know in the comments below if you have any questions or experienced any problems when changing icons on Mac.