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(The following isn't a criticism, just questions that came to mind for me. Looks like a neat app at a reasonable price.) I'd recommend adding an FAQ. First tr
by mh- 2y ago
(The following isn't a criticism, just questions that came to mind for me. Looks like a neat app at a reasonable price.)
I'd recommend adding an FAQ.
First train of thought that comes to mind for me (being vaguely familiar with macOS-isms) is how does it achieve the icon swap mechanically? Does it "tamper" with the contents of the package in /Applications?
Assuming yes: are there apps that react negatively to this? Does this prevent you from doing it to system/bundled apps, like Finder or Notes? Does the app itself require disabling SIP or whatever it's called nowadays?
On that note, what OS versions does it support?
- danpalmer 2y agoGiven the fact that most apps are signed and won't run if the signatures don't match, and that macOS has had built-in user customisation of icons without tampering for many years, I think it's safe to assume it's using the latter.
- mh- 2y agoProbably? I've never customized icons on macOS. But this from their site made me curious: > Replacicon even watches for app updates in the background so your customized icons are not lost across app updates. edit: a quick google suggests this is just because some application updaters remove the old package entirely, so I guess it's what you said.
- danpalmer 2y agoYeah this is exactly it. When you delete and replace the app bundle macOS loses that customisation (understandably) and therefore you have to re-apply the customisation. This is why user customisation never works particularly well.
- galad87 2y agoThe icon is stored inside the app bundle, in a "Icon?" invisible file resource fork. It's allowed by macOS and it doesn't break the code signature.