There’s a lot to love about macOS Big Sur, but one thing that’s dividing Mac fans is its redesigned app icons. Some look good enough to eat. Others are so ugly they’ll make you want to use Windows (not really). And some have simply lost some of their charm as a result of simplification.
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One thing that’s immediately obvious about Big Sur is that it kickstarts the “iOS-ification” of macOS. Many of its apps, user interface elements, and more look like they’ve been ripped right from iPhone and iPad.
That’s especially true for app icons. The likes of Mail, Messages, Music, and Podcasts now sport new icon designs that are almost identical to their mobile counterparts. They’re not exactly the same, but they’re close.
In some cases, this approach has worked out well. In others, it has led to icons that just weren’t as pretty as they were before.
Icons pulled from iOS
We’ve put all the Big Sur icons into three categories. This one is self-explanatory; these icons are the most obvious examples of the iOS design language, which makes every app icon a “squircle,” creeping into macOS.
For some apps, the difference isn’t too significant. The likes of Books, Music, News, and TV look the same — they’re just a different shape. For others, like Calculator and Mail, there are bigger changes.
So much has changed. So much is the same.
Image: Cult of Mac
As you can see, Big Sur’s app icons are much more simplistic. However, some still feature nice little touches that prove Apple hasn’t lost its attention to detail. Notice the address for Apple Park on the Mail icon?
Icons that are downright gorgeous
Some of the app icons in Big Sur have changed for the better. They’re more colorful or more detailed (or both), and downright gorgeous. Here are some of our favorites.
The ‘what were they thinking?’ icons
Not every icon in Big Sur will be a hit with macOS users. Although almost all of them have changed dramatically, some really suffer as a result. Here’s a few that’ll make you wonder, “what were they thinking?”
Apart from the QuickTime icon, which is undoubtedly ugly in Big Sur, the others aren’t completely terrible. One issue we have, however, is the inconsistencies.
Many of Big Sur’s icons have changed so that they can be squeezed into a squircle, and that’s fine if that’s the direction Apple wants to go in. But some — such as Automator, Boot Camp, and Disk Utility — are in this strange middle ground. They’re kind of squircles that still have pop-out elements.
Many of these icons are still (we hope) under construction.
Image: Cult of Mac
All the others
And finally, here’s all the new app icons that didn’t fit into one of the above categories. They’re not particularly pretty, but they’re not ugly, either (even though they are all squircles). They’re just … refreshed.
Every app icon in Big Sur has changed in some way.
Image: Cult of Mac
We must note that these icons have all been taken from the first macOS Big Sur developer beta. There’s a good chance many of them will be tweaked or changed completely before the update ships this fall.
One more thing: There are more than 50 new app icons in Big Sur, so we’ve only included those for built-in apps in this list. We think we caught them all, but if we missed any, let us know in the comments below.
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