Customize Applescript app icon

  • Basically you need an .icns icon file.
  • Open your application with right-click > Show Package Contents
  • Navigate to Contents > Resources
  • Delete applet.icns
  • Drag the custom icon file into the Resources folder
  • Rename the icon file in Resources to applet.icns
  • To update the icon appearance open and re-save the applet in Script Editor.

This is how I do it:

  1. In Finder, select your icon file.
  2. Get Info (CMD-I) on the file.
  3. Click the icon in the top left corner of the Get Info window.
  4. Copy it via CMD-C.
  5. Now Get Info on your AppleScript file.
  6. Click the icon in the top left corner of the Get Info window.
  7. Paste the icon using CMD-V.

The AppleScript icon should be replaced by the icon copied from the icon file.


Just building into @pipwerks answers: You can also use Drag&Drop!

  • (Optional) Create your icon online from any image on https://iconverticons.com/online/ and download de .icns file for your icon.
  • Get Info (CMD-I) on you AppleScript file.
  • Now Drag&Drop your .icns file into the small icon in the top left corner.

It works and now it's ready to add it to the dock or wherever you want.