I have already submitted a feedback entry to Apple in the hope this issue is addressed.
Liteicon mojave for mac os x#
Paste in the following complete file system path in Go To Folder: Choose Go and you’ll instantly be brought to the appropriate resources folder containing all system icons for Mac OS X that are found. I’m assuming this is a macOS bug and not simply something there might be a workaround. Open a new Finder window from the Mac OS X Desktop and hit Command+Shift+G (or go to the Go menu and choose Go To Folder. The lower part of the image is magnified in order to better see the issue. Herere instructions: Boot into recovery mode (boot while holding down R) Open the terminal. The example in this screenshot ( ) shows a comparison between the original “Downloads” folder (“Descargas” in Portuguese) and a folder (named “Descargas custom icon) assigned with the “DownloadsFolder.icns” located in the previously mentioned “macOS’ default system icons” folder. This issue occurs in macOS Catalina and has been on macOS at least since the previous iteration (macOS Mojave). This issue appears to occur regardless of using a retina display or not. This issue occurs regardless of using “macOS’ default system icons” (see ) or any other icons to assign custom icons. icns” methods through “get info” to assign custom icons (see ).
![liteicon mojave liteicon mojave](https://vectorified.com/images/mac-settings-icon-4.jpg)
Liteicon mojave install#
This issue occurs regardless of using the “copy-paste” or the “drag. After youve got all that you need, install them in Yosemite with the Liteicon app by dragging and dropping them onto the existing app. When inspecting the icons in Preview.app, icon sizes below 32px are indeed of worse quality in the custom icon folder. The edges seem less crisp and in a few icons there is an overall drop in definition. By “lower quality” I’m referring to the icon’s definition in the sense that it is displayed blurrier and less crisp, with white pixels around the edges. But regardless of choosing the list view or any other option in the Finder, any item that uses a custom icon that is set to 32px or below is displayed in a lower quality.
![liteicon mojave liteicon mojave](https://www.monk-jp.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/190103_04-620x192.png)
I usually set the Finder to display my files in the list view option, which allows us to set the icon size to either small or large (which I assume corresponds to 16px and 32px, respectively). Custom icons for any kind of item (e.g., folder, file, app) are displayed in lower quality in the Finder when choosing smaller sizes (i.e., below 32px).