(Or any application icon, for that matter.) The orange Visual Studio Code icon seemed to rub a lot of people the wrong way. So much so, is in the next release. Microsoft changing it Some folks were so displeased with the “ ” icon, they started replacing it with something else. pumpkin spice I came up with a couple of my own variations, reminiscent of our old MS Office friend, Clippy. You can download the files for Windows or Mac at: https://github.com/reverentgeek/vs-code-icons Let me know if you have any suggestions or requests for your own custom icons! How to change an application icon on macOS Download or clone the GitHub repository Open the desired .iconset folder Double-click on the largest .png file to open in Preview Press CMD+C to copy the image to your clipboard Open your Applications folder Right-click on the Visual Studio Code application Click “Get Info” Click on the application icon in the top-left corner Press CMD+V to paste the custom image You are now operating in beast mode. How to change an application icon on Windows While it is technically possible to change an application’s icon in Windows by carefully modifying the file (not for the faint of heart!), the only practical thing you can do is change the shortcut. .exe Download or clone the GitHub repository Launch the VS Code application Right-click the running application and pin the application to your taskbar (if you haven’t already) Close the application Shift+Right+Click the pinned application on the taskbar Click “Properties” Click the “Change Icon” button Click the “Browse…” button Locate the desired file and click "Open" .ico At least your pinned application looks awesome! Originally published at reverentgeek.com on October 27, 2017.
