So i’ve been on this “Mac Makeover” kick recently, and for plenty of good reason. Macs rule. Customizing Macs double rule. In the past, I’ve written tutorials on How to Change Your Mac Dock Icons and today, I’m going to teach you how to manually change your Mac dock. We will be going through the process step by step, and i will also be posting a few tips and things you should know and remember right below the tutorial. I don’t usually do these things manually, so feel free to comment, ask questions, or make suggestions!

Ok, so let’s get to it!

Change the Color of Your Mac Dock Icon in 15 Easy Steps

Step 1

Go to Macintosh HD > System > Library > CoreServices > Dock.

Step 2

Right click, and click on Show Package Contents.

Step 3

Go to Contents > Resources.

Step 4

Find the four Scurve files and drag them to your desktop.

Step 5

Make a folder for them called ‘Default’.

Step 6

Copy and Paste the folder, and rename it to ‘Modified’.

Step 7

Open the first file in your ‘Modified’ folder in Preview. Go to Tools > Adjust Color.

Step 8

Drag the sliders around until you like the color. Remember the positions of all of the sliders. You may want to take a screenshot (Command+Shift+4).

Step 9

Save the file.

Step 10

Modify the other three files in the same way.

Step 11

Copy and paste your ‘Modified’ folder and rename it ‘Files to Use’

Step 12

Go back to the Dock’s Resources folder in Finder. Delete the original Scurve files by dragging them to the Trash (this requires an Administrator password).

Step 13

Drag the files from your ‘Files to Use’ folder into the Resources folder (this requires an Administrator password)

Step 14

Delete your now-empty ‘Files to Use’ folder.

Step 15

Close all of your Finder windows and Restart your computer.

Warning: Very Important

- Make sure you save the default files, you never know when you will want or need the default style back.

Things to keep in mind

- Make sure that your Mac Dock is set to horizontal, as the vertical position will NOT show your newly colored Dock.
- If you are playing around with a few different colors, and you don’t want to restart the process every time, try this: Open Terminal, then click Shell > New Command. Now write “killall Dock” (without the quotations) to relaunch the Dock.
- This is a manual method of changing the color of your dock. There are also programs on the web that can speed up this process.
- There are tons of replacement Dock designs available on the web. Google around and see what you can find.
- You can also try this process on the Trash can picture, or any other pictures on any application if you want a color change.

The Obvious

- A Macintosh computer running Mac OS X 10.5.0 or later (Leopard) is needed.

There you go! Again, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment!

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This Tutorial is is going to teach you the very easiest way to install Photoshop Brushes on Mac OS X computers. This method utilizes shortcuts that will make installing your new Photoshop Brush much faster than the usual method of clicking through all of your folders. So let’s skip the small talk and get right to it.

Once you have downloaded your new Photoshop Brush, simply hold your “Command” key and click on the Photoshop icon on your dock. You will notice that you will be immediately taken to the applications folder in your Finder with your app selected.



Once you are there, select or open the “Presets” folder.

Inside of your presets folder there will be a “Brushes” folder. Simply drag your newly downloaded Photoshop Brush file into the “Brushes” folder, and you’re all done!

How To Restore Original Mac Icons

A while back, I posted a helpful tutorial on How To Change Mac Dock Icons. For those wondering how to undo this (sorry, no Command+Z for this one!), here is a quick fix for restoring any changed Mac dock icon back to its original. Best of all, it only takes 5 seconds to complete!

Restore Your Original Mac Dock Icon in 3 Easy Steps

Step 1

Open the information window for the application/program in question.

Step 2

Select the small icon in the upper left corner.

Step 3

Press “Command+X”. This automatically cuts the new icon and restores the default one.

It is that simple!!!

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Macs are incredible machines.  The usability on them (especially the latest line of MacBooks) is nothing short of revolutionary.  Two finger swipe for scroll? Three finger swipe to flip a page or go to the next picture in a gallery? Four finger swipe to see which applications are open? Come on… who needs a mouse with features like that?  Not to mention the huge uber sensitive glass touchpad.  So maybe I’m a Mac fanboy… but it is for good reason.  Apple simply makes great products that have robust features and are easy to use.  And on top of all of that, the hardware and software both look awesome!

As great OS X Leopard looks, there is always room for improvement by personal taste.   I mean, you paid a good deal of cash (or credit =) for your computer…  It’s your property now.  Why not customize it to your liking?  Today I am going to show you how to change the icons on your Mac, including the icons on your dock. I will also be showing you how to change the icons back to factory settings in case you want to revert back to to the default icon down the line.  I’m quite sure this will prove to be useful for some of you, as i was once searching for information on this very subject.

Change your Mac Dock Icons In 7 Easy Steps

Step 1

First things first… find your icons.  This shouldn’t be hard to do.  Just type “Mac icons” into the search on our site, and download the icon/s of your liking =).

Step 2

You may want to quit the program that you are updating the icon for. Just right click it, or hold “control” and click it, then select “quit”.

Step 3

Locate the new icon/s you downloaded, and open the information window for it by clicking it, then hitting “Command+i” (or you can control click it and select “show info”).  In the upper-left corner, you will notice a small icon.  Highlight/click that icon then press “Command+C” to copy it.

Step 4

Now, in your Finder, locate the folder for the program that you want to change the icons for.  If it is an application, it will be in the Applications folder. 

Quick Tip: If it is in your Mac dock, “Control+Click” the icon in your dock and select “Show in Finder” from the menu.

Step 5

Access the information window (as you did in step 3) for the icon you are changing.

Step 6

Highlight/click the small icon in the upper left corner (as you did in step 3), and hit “Command+V” to paste the new icon you copied in step 3.

Step 7

You should now open the application/program to ensure that the change took effect.

Note: You may need to Quit the program and reopen it for it to take effect. If it is in your dock, you may need to remove the application from your dock, then drag it back from your applications folder back to your dock. New icon should take effect upon reopening the application.

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