How to Change the Mac OS X Mail Dock Icon

The hawk-in-flight against the blue background of a postage stamp is a no doubt familiar sight for users of Mac OS X Mail. But many Mac users may find that their Mail icon just doesn't fit with the rest of their desktop's aesthetic.

If you aren't a fan of the default option, you can change Mail's icon in your Dock. Here's how.

These instructions apply to OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and later.

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How to Change the Mail Dock Icon in OS X 10.6 to 10.10

You could change the icons for native apps way more easily in versions of Mac OS X preceding El Capitan (10.11). Here's how to do it if you haven't upgraded yet.

Close Mail if it's open.
Ctrl-click (or right-click) on the Mail Dock icon, highlight OpsiyonlarVe sonra seçim Finder Göster.
Your Applications folder will open with Mail selected. Select Get Info from the fileto menüsü.

The keyboard shortcut for Get Info is Komut-I.
genişletmek Paylaşım ve İzinler menüsü.
Tıkla kilitlemek simgesi.
Enter your administrator password to authorize changes and click OK.
Make sure Okuma ve yaz için seçildi herkes.
Find the desired icon in Finder.
Again, select Get Info itibaren Aksiyon Aşağıya doğru açılan menü.
Click on the small icon in the info dialog of the icon file to highlight it.
Select Edit > Copy Menüden.
Now click on the small icon in the Mail Info iletişim.
Select Edit > Paste Menüden.
Tıkla kilitlemek simgesi.
Alternatively, once you've adjusted the permissions, you can open the Info windows for both the icon you want to use and Mail. Drag the new image over to the Mail icon and drop it

How to Change the Mail Icon in Mac OS X El Capitan and Later

Newer versions of Mac OS X and macOS have a protocol in place to prevent you changing native apps. It's a security feature, but it will stop you from quickly changing the Mail icon.

Follow these steps to make it possible to change system icons.

Mac'inizi kapatın.
Restart the computer while holding Command + R to enter Recovery Mode.
Le Marchê'nin deri koleksiyonlarını görmek için Utilities & Terminal.
Tip devre dışı csrutil ve basın Dönüş.
Reboot your Mac and follow the instructions above to change the Mail icon.
Follow these instructions again, but type csrutil etkinleştirme in Utilities & Terminal to turn the protections back on.

How to Restore the Default Mac OS X Mail Dock Icon (OS X 10.6 to 10.10)

To bring back the default hawk icon to Mail:

Open the Mail Info iletişim.
Make sure Okuma ve yaz için seçildi herkes following the steps above.
Highlight the small icon image in the dialog and select Edit > Cut Menüden.
Change the permissions back to Salt okunur için herkes.
Close the Mail Info iletişim.
In Mac OS X 10.11 and later, you'll need to disable csrutil following the steps above before following this procedure.

If Your Icon File Has No Preview

To convert a PNG, TIFF, GIF or JPEG image to the proper .icns format, you can use the iConvert Icons online conversion tool.

If you do have a .icns file but it still lacks the preview necessary to copy the icon to Mail, you can create it with Image2icon.

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