Re: Using Apple icons
Re: Using Apple icons
- Subject: Re: Using Apple icons
- From: Ryan Joseph <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:37:26 +0700
On Aug 17, 2010, at 2:52 AM, Steve Christensen 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.
I actually wanted to use their icons in my application *icon* and distribute/market it, not just use them in the app via those APIs. From what others said this is forbidden even though I have seen other apps do the same thing.
Regards,
Ryan Joseph
thealchemistguild.org
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