A flat icon set for macOS, for a more uniform dock. Originally by Tina Latif.

About this fork

This is a fork of the original repository by Tina Latif. I have made this fork, to keep the project alive and up to date with icons for new apps.

I have tried to make the project more generic, by replacing the Adobe Illustrator files with svg files. Which makes it easier for people without Creative Cloud to contribute. Some new scripts have been added to make it easier to convert svg files to icns and png, see contributing.

Installation

NOTE: To change icons for system apps (App Store, Safari, Mail etc.) on computers running OS X El Capitan (version 10.11) and later, system integrity protection must be disabled. Read more about SIP and how to disable it.

Method 1: Automator application

The easiest way to install the icons, is to use the Update flat icons application, which is included with this repository. This method uses the automated script under the hood, and does the therefore not change system icons.

1. Download the iconpack here, or by clicking Clone or download -> Download ZIP
2. Doubleclick on the Update flat icons application, and follow the instructions.

Method 2: Automated script

The fastest way to install the icons, is using the install.sh script. This method in does only install icons for applications, and does therefore not replace system icons, like folders. To change system apps, it is recommended to use an icon manager as described with method 2.

1. Download the iconpack here, or by clicking Clone or download -> Download ZIP
2. Open Terminal, by searching for it with Spotlight (⌘+Space).
3. Drag 'n drop install.sh, from the downloaded folder, to the Terminal window.
4. Press enter to start installation

To restore the icons, run ./install.sh restore

Method 3: Icon Manager

There are a few icon managers out there. I use and recommend LiteIcon.

Just drag and drop the icons onto their corresponding applications, and then log out and back in to refresh the dock.

Method 4: Manual installation

Some programs may require manual installation (for example, if they are not directly in the Applications folder). The icns folder contains all the .icns files for this.

1. Find the .icns file for the program
2. Navigate to the program
3. Right-click on the program and select 'Get Info'
4. Drag the .icns file onto the existing icon for the program in the info panel

To install the Calender app:

1. In Finder, in the menu bar, navigate to Go -> Go to Folder (⇧⌘G), a popup should appear
2. Type the following path /Applications/Calendar/Contents/Resources/, and press Go
3. Find the file named App.icns and rename it to App backup.icns
4. Find the folder named Calendar.docktileplugin and rename it to Calendar.docktileplugin backup
5. Copy the icon you want to use for the calendar app from ./icns/
6. Paste the copied icon into the Resources folder, you navigated to in step 2
7. Rename the newly pasted icon to App.icns
8. Go to terminal and enter "killall Dock" to refresh your dock, or log out and back in again

Requests

If you want an icon that's not there, the preferred way of requesting is to file an issue for it.

You are more than welcome to send a pull request with a new icon, see contribute.

Contribute

Step 1: Making icons

If you want to add icons, I've provided some templates for the size. Use the red as a guideline for centered icons.

Step 2: Saving and generating required files

Before you can send a pull request, you must generate a 1024x1024 size PNG image, and a ICNS file, these image files are required to install the icon pack.

1. Save the icon to ./vectors as an svg file.

2. Generate required files, by running ./build.sh -ai from the terminal. You might need some dependencies for the script to work.

The easiest way to install the dependencies is by using Homebrew, which you can install from their website. After installing Homebrew run the following command from the terminal.

brew install imagemagick libicns rsvg-convert