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So i made my patch into a standalone application, but was wondering if there's a way to change the thumbnail icon from thr max 5 one?

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Yep. Build your application from the patch again, and in the build window click Include File. Then in the Script change the word include to appicon, and then build the app as usual.

Yep.  Build your application from the patch again, and in the build window click Include File.  Then in the Script change the word include to appicon, and then build the app as usual.


This isn't working for me for some reason---no matter what, I just keep getting the little "pen and paper" icon when I create the app. I've tried different file formats for the icon (jpg, gif, png) and then adding it as you describe above to the script at the beginning, and also doing it at the end. Any idea what I could be doing wrong? Thanks.

Hi,
This isn't working for me for some reason---no matter what, I just keep getting the little "pen and paper" icon when I create the app. I've tried different file formats for the icon (jpg, gif, png) and then adding it as you describe above to the script at the beginning, and also doing it at the end. Any idea what I could be doing wrong? Thanks.

You can just as easily get info on the compiled application, highlight the icon image in the upper left, and paste an image from the clipboard.

I'm using Max 5.1.6, Mac OS 10.6.4 as well and it's working fine here.

Have you seen the documentation for this? 

https://cycling74.com/docs/max5/vignettes/core/standalone_platform_mac.html

Have you seen the documentation for this? https://cycling74.com/docs/max5/vignettes/core/standalone_platform_mac.html


In my experience the Application icon doesn't always show up right away in the location you save it. Moving it to another folder or window will sometimes fix this.

Otherwise just use the get info window as Ben notes. Dragging and dropping the image also works FYI.

In my experience the Application icon doesn't always show up right away in the location you save it. Moving it to another folder or window will sometimes fix this. 

Otherwise just use the get info window as Ben notes. Dragging and dropping the image also works FYI.


Thanks everyone. Indeed the file format was the issue--I used this free Img2icns app, and got it working fine putting it into the script as an .icns file, as well as dragging and dropping in the Get Info windows.

I was trying jpg after reading the last post in this: 

https://cycling74.com/forums/how-to-create-a-custom-icon-in-my-standalone

but jpg doesn't work for me at least--all I get then is the little "jpeg" icon.

Thanks everyone. Indeed the file format was the issue--I used this free Img2icns app, and got it working fine putting it into the script as an .icns file, as well as dragging and dropping in the Get Info windows.
I was trying jpg after reading the last post in this: https://cycling74.com/forums/how-to-create-a-custom-icon-in-my-standalone
but jpg doesn't work for me at least--all I get then is the little "jpeg" icon.


Apple Icon Composer works like a charm as well, really light weight and drag'n drop based:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lwernham/IconComposer.app.sit

Apple Icon Composer works like a charm as well, really light weight and drag'n drop based: 

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lwernham/IconComposer.app.sit


changing the thumbnail icon of an app?