# elrumo/macos_big_sur_icons_replacements

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4,310 stars · 226 forks · CSS · GPL-3.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/elrumo/macOS_Big_Sur_icons_replacements
- Homepage: https://macosicons.com
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/elrumo-macos-big-sur-icons-replacements.md

## Topics

`hacktoberfest` `hacktoberfest2020` `icons` `macos` `macos-big-sur` `replacements-icons`

## Description

This project is a collection of high-resolution application icons and visual customization assets designed to match the macOS Big Sur style. It serves as a searchable icon library used to replace standard software icons and unify desktop aesthetics.

The repository provides a system for managing custom application imagery, including an API-driven process to fetch high-resolution icons without hosting large static libraries locally. It includes tools for icon library browsing and real-time autocomplete integration to match user input with the correct application imagery.

The project covers the organization and application of image assets for software shortcuts and system folders, as well as sourcing consistent imagery for UI components such as search fields and application lists.

## Tags

### User Interface & Experience

- [Application Icon Assignments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/application-icon-assignments.md) — Enables assigning custom high-resolution image files to application identities for visual styling on macOS. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/elrumo/macos_big_sur_icons_replacements@master/README.md))
- [Application Icon Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/application-icon-management.md) — Organizes and applies custom image assets to software shortcuts and system folders to improve visual identification.
- [Desktop Application Customizations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/desktop-application-customizations.md) — Customizes the visual appearance of the macOS desktop by replacing standard application icons.
- [Icon Libraries](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/icon-libraries.md) — Provides a searchable library of styled application icons for use in customization tools. ([source](https://docs.macosicons.com/))
- [Visual Asset Customization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/visual-asset-customization.md) — Provides image files for replacing default software icons to achieve a unified desktop aesthetic.
- [Remote Icon URL Fetches](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/icons/block-icon-assigners/library-pattern-icon-assigners/url-pattern-icon-mappings/remote-icon-url-fetches.md) — Retrieves application icons from external URLs on demand for use in custom launchers.
- [Remote Icon Imports](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/system-appearance-syncers/icon-customizers/launcher-icon-selectors/remote-icon-imports.md) — Fetches high-resolution application imagery via API for use in launchers and catalogs. ([source](https://docs.macosicons.com/))

### Part of an Awesome List

- [OS Visual Styles](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/icon-packs/os-visual-styles.md) — Offers a collection of high-resolution application icons designed to match the macOS Big Sur visual style.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Icon Asset Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/modular-provider-interfaces/cloud-provider-mappings/icon-asset-mappings.md) — Links specific application identifiers to curated image files to ensure correct visual replacements.
- [External Resource References](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-management-governance/repository-maintenance/repository-architecture/external-resource-references.md) — Uses architectural patterns to reference remote image assets to minimize the local repository size.

### Data & Databases

- [Autocomplete Search Fields](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/search-suggestions/input-suggestions/autocomplete-search-fields.md) — Implements search fields that provide real-time visual suggestions as the user types application names.

### Graphics & Multimedia

- [Remote Image Fetching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/remote-image-fetching.md) — Provides an API-driven process to fetch high-resolution application imagery from external endpoints.