Seth Vargo • 9/15/2016

Changing Mac OS X Application Icons Programmatically

This technical article explains how to automate the process of replacing Mac OS X application icons to maintain a consistent aesthetic. It details the manual method's shortcomings, explores the application package structure (CFBundleIconFile), and provides a scriptable solution using Unix commands. The guide also covers forcing the system's icon cache to reload without a full reboot by using the `touch` command and restarting Finder and Dock.

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#automation #Shell Scripting #Maco