Comment Comment by watersb macOS Tahoe has declared war on app icons with distinctive shapes.No silhouettes. If your icon isn't a squircle, it will be shrunk to fit inside a default shape. The penalty box.https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/6/2.htmlThe loss of icon silhouettes is a big step down in usability. Erases decades of design guidelines.https://pxlnv.com/blog/roundrect-dictator/Frankly it's senseless.https://www.flarup.email/p/through-the-liquid-glassInsane but still working legacy workaround:https://simonbs.dev/posts/how-to-bring-back-oddly-shaped-app...…macOS isn't fun anymore. parent watersb 10 months ago
No silhouettes. If your icon isn't a squircle, it will be shrunk to fit inside a default shape. The penalty box.
https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/6/2.html
The loss of icon silhouettes is a big step down in usability. Erases decades of design guidelines.
https://pxlnv.com/blog/roundrect-dictator/
Frankly it's senseless.
https://www.flarup.email/p/through-the-liquid-glass
Insane but still working legacy workaround:
https://simonbs.dev/posts/how-to-bring-back-oddly-shaped-app...
…
macOS isn't fun anymore.