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Craig Hockenberry<\/a>:<\/p>\n

If you’re a developer with a Mac app, you’ve likely heard both of the following support requests in the past few days:<\/p>

1) “Can you put the old icon style icon back?”<\/p>

2) “When are you going to update to the new icon style?”<\/p>

It’s clear that customers want both icon styles.<\/p>\n

The older icon style is easier to spot in the Dock (bigger and has a unique shape). More accessible.<\/p>\n

The new icon style is more consistent, at the cost of readability. A cleaner look.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

I get these questions every time the prevailing icon style changes. My apps have long offered the option to switch the Dock icon at runtime, as some people always prefer a previous style. Unfortunately, the -[NSApplication setApplicationIconImage:]<\/code> API only works while the app is running.<\/p>\n\n

Panic<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Nova 3 even adds a super cool feature: a customizable dock icon that can automatically switch from “light” to “dark” when your Mac switches appearance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Logan Collins<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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This is using the (now somewhat dated) NSDockTilePlugin<\/code> API, which is mainly used for calendar apps to show the current date in their icon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

This way works when the app isn’t running, but it requires an extra target\/bundle and isn’t allowed in the Mac App Store.<\/p>\n\n

Jeff Johnson<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I’m on Mojave, you maniacs!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n