How do I create a custom desktop icon Mac?

Changing a Mac’s Icon With an ICNS Icon

  1. Right-click or Control+click the folder with the icon you want to change and select Get Info from the pop-up menu.
  2. In the downloads folder, select an icon you want to use.
  3. Drag the selected icon to the open Get Info window and drop it on the icon thumbnail in the top left corner.

How do I make a hard drive icon?

Connect the removable drive you want to set a custom icon….ico with the name of your icon, and on Label change drive-label with the drive label you want.

  1. Click File.
  2. Click Save.
  3. Close the text editor.
  4. Select the autorun. inf and the icon right files.
  5. Right-click the selection and click Properties.

Can you put icons on a Mac desktop?

Slightly longer method: 1) Go to the Applications folder. 2) Select an app and right-click on it. Choose Make Alias. 3) Drag the newly created shortcut to your Mac’s desktop.

How do I make a custom folder icon?

  1. Right-click the folder you want to customize with your new icon, and then select the “Properties” option from the context menu.
  2. Click the “Customize” tab in the “Properties” window.
  3. Click the “Change Icon” button, which is located in the “Folder icons” section at the bottom of the window.

How do I make an icon for my USB?

Change USB Icon With NAME

  1. Go to Notepad (Start –> All Programs –> Accessories –> Notepad). Type the following:
  2. [Autorun] label=Your USB Name. Icon=Yourimage.ico.
  3. Go to File –> Save As –> Name it autorun. inf and save it in the Root of the USB Drive. Now all you need is an Icon.

How do I change folder icons on Mac 2020?

If you simply want to change the color of a folder icon on Mac, you can do this using Preview.

  1. Step 1: Copy the folder icon. Open the Get Info window for the folder as described above.
  2. Step 2: Open the icon in Preview.
  3. Step 3: Change the icon color.
  4. Step 4: Copy the new folder icon.
  5. Step 5: Replace the folder icon.