Reduce Size Of App Icons On Mac

macOS provides a lot of customization options and one of them is to change apps and folder icons. There isn’t any desperate need to do so, but it’s good to keep things the way we like. It also serves the purpose of confusing people, in case you have colleagues or friends using your Mac without your permission. Here we’ve explained detailed guide on how you can change app and folder icons on Mac with ease.

Increase the size of icons and text on the desktop: Control-click the desktop, choose Show View Options, then move the “Icon size” slider to the right.Click the “Text size” pop-up menu, then choose a text size. Increase the size of icons and text in the Finder: Select an item in the Finder, then choose View Show View Options.The view you’re using determines how you increase the size.

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Reduce Size Of App Icons On Mac

How to Change App and Folder Icons in macOS

As far as this guide is concerned, we will use the Desktop folder as an example but don’t worry as the process remains the same for any other folder, app, or even website bookmark.

Step #1. Very first thing you’ll need to do is select any image of your choice and copy it to the clipboard by double clicking thepicture to open it in Preview. Now click on EditSelect All. Next, press Command + C to copy the image to clipboard.

Step #2. To locate the Desktop folder, ensure you are in Finder and press Shift + Command + H. Alternatively, you may also click on Go from top bar and then click on Home.

Step #3. Right click on the Desktop folder icon/name and select “Get Info“.

Step #4. On the info panel of the folder, click on the folder icon located at the upper-left corner.

Step #5. All you need to do now is to paste the image we copied in the first step by pressing Command + V.

You can repeat the same process for any folder. To restore the original image follow Step #3, Step #4 and now press Command + X to cut the image and it will automatically restore the original default image.

For changing app icon on Mac, you’ll need to access Application folder by looking for it in Finder and then select any App for which you wish to customize the icon. Thereafter, follow on from Step #3.

Note: For changing the icon of an in-built app (like Safari), you will need to enter your Mac’s password.

Wrapping up…

There are many websites which let you download icons and icon packs for Mac; search for them. If you are changing website shortcut icon, one good idea is to download the website’s logo and use that.

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If Reduce Motion is enabled, the icons will be the same size, even if you move on grid view or scroll through a list.

The main screen on the Apple Watch shows all the applications installed on the watch. You can view applications in grid view or list view.

In grid view (on the left), application icons on the border may be difficult to see, because they are smaller than the icons in the middle. The apps at the top and bottom in the list view (on the right) will be a bit smaller than the rest of the options.

The icons are not the same size

If Reduce Motion is enabled , the icons will be the same size, even if you move on grid view or scroll through a list. Here's how to do it!

Activate Reduce Motion on Apple Watch

To change the settings on the watch, press the Digital Crown (the control button on the side of the watch) to access the Home screen.

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Then press Settings.

Click Accessibility on the Settings screen .

Click Accessibility on the Settings screen

On the Accessibility screen , click Reduce Motion.

Click the Reduce Motion switch to turn on the setting. The button turns green when Reduce Motion is enabled.

Click the Reduce Motion switch to turn on the setting

Click Digital Crown to return to the main screen. The icons are now all the same size, even when you move on grid view or scroll through a list.

The icons are now all the same size, even when you move on grid view or scroll through a list

Activate Reduce Motion on iPhone

You can also turn off Reduce Motion setting on iPhone. Click the Watch icon on the Home screen.

Click the Watch icon on the Home screen

If the My Watch screen is not working, tap My Watch at the bottom of the screen.

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Then scroll down and click Accessibility.

Reduce Size Of App Icons On MacIcons Click Accessibility

Click Reduce Motion on the Accessibility screen .

Click Reduce Motion on the Accessibility screen

Click the Reduce Motion switch to turn on the setting. This button turns green when Reduce Motion is enabled.

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Activate Reduce Motion

Activating Reduce Motion setting on iPhone also enables this feature on Apple Watch and vice versa. Also, turning on the Reduce Motion setting will improve the watch's battery life a bit, as the watch won't have to use the battery to move icons on the home screen anymore.

Reduce Size Of App Icons On Mac

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