From here, you can type in your new file name and exit the Get Info window. Then, look towards the center of the Get Info pop-up window under the Name & Extension header. You can do this by right-clicking on your icon and clicking Get Info from the drop-down menu. To start, take the image file for your new Finder icon and rename it to “finder.png” for a regular, non-Retina equipped Mac, or “ ” if you’re running a MacBook Pro with Retina Display. Changing The Finder Icon In OS X Mavericks This image must be 256×256 for it to work as a replacement icon. Though it’s a bit more complicated than changing a standard icon, the process for changing the Finder icon should be a breeze for most novice users, so we’re going to show you how to do it.īefore getting started with this tutorial, make sure to download an icon that you’d like to use in place of the standard Finder icon.

However, we didn’t mention that the Finder icon requires a slightly different process if you want to change it. A couple years ago, we showed you how to change app icons within OS X.

Change mac application icon