Re: Using Apple icons
Re: Using Apple icons
- Subject: Re: Using Apple icons
- From: Steve Christensen <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:52:13 -0700
On Aug 16, 2010, at 5:52 AM, Sean McBride wrote:
> Ryan Joseph (email@hidden) on 2010-08-16 20:48 said:
>
>> What is Apples policy on using their icons in commercial application
>> icons? I wanted to use some of the common app icons that are standard to
>> OS X (like Mail, Safari, System Preferences, Dashboard etc...) in my app
>> icon to represent parts of the system but this is very questionable. I
>> have seen people do it before but it would be nice if someone could
>> point me to some official information. Thanks for you any suggestions
>> you have.
>
> I wouldn't copy them into your app. Instead, get them at runtime using
> NSWorkspace and NSImage APIs
The other benefit of going this route is that you'll alway get the current version of these icons in case they ever change on an OS update.
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