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Adam Mann Pro
Adam Mann Pro

Reputation: 265

Customize Applescript app icon

I have created my AppleScript, tested it, saved it as an .app and it works.

Now, how do I set a custom icon for it?

I have done a bit of googling and tried a few different things but cannot get it to work. The app is mainly for me and maybe some people I know to make workflows easier so having a nice little icon makes a huge difference. Can anyone help with this please?

Upvotes: 11

Views: 16852

Answers (5)

pipwerks
pipwerks

Reputation: 4581

This is how I do it:

  1. In Finder, select your icon file.
  2. Get Info (CMD-I) on the file.
  3. Click the icon in the top left corner of the Get Info window.
  4. Copy it via CMD-C.
  5. Now Get Info on your AppleScript file.
  6. Click the icon in the top left corner of the Get Info window.
  7. Paste the icon using CMD-V.

The AppleScript icon should be replaced by the icon copied from the icon file.

A screen recording demonstrating this process can be viewed at this answer from AskDifferent.

Upvotes: 25

dustin555
dustin555

Reputation: 31

Here's another way on newer systems, I'm using macOS 12.1.

Open the new icon image file in Preview and choose File > Export...

Hold down the Option key while selecting "Format" and see a whole bunch of new choices including ICNS.

Save it, drop it in your Resources folder, and you're good to go.

Upvotes: 0

Lazarus
Lazarus

Reputation: 11

On newer systems if the above methods do not work there is another solution.

In Script Editor, after opening our script (.app), choose View -> Show Bundle Contents from the menu (or press cmd +0).

In the panel that will expand on the right (Bundle Info) in the Resources section, right-click the applet.icns file and select delete from the drop-down menu.

Our new icon file with the same name applet.icns drag and drop into the window Resources where you just deleted it.

Save application and voila :-D

Upvotes: 1

user8219022
user8219022

Reputation:

Just building into @pipwerks answers: You can also use Drag&Drop!

  • (Optional) Create your icon online from any image on https://iconverticons.com/online/ and download de .icns file for your icon.
  • Get Info (CMD-I) on you AppleScript file.
  • Now Drag&Drop your .icns file into the small icon in the top left corner.

It works and now it's ready to add it to the dock or wherever you want.

Upvotes: 1

vadian
vadian

Reputation: 285064

  • Basically you need an .icns icon file.
  • Open your application with right-click > Show Package Contents
  • Navigate to Contents > Resources
  • Delete applet.icns
  • Drag the custom icon file into the Resources folder
  • Rename the icon file in Resources to applet.icns
  • To update the icon appearance open and re-save the applet in Script Editor.

Upvotes: 22

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