Icons of the Library 3 Mac OSX

Updated: the icon set is now available over BitTorrent.

Click the download button to get the ZIP file containing all Mac-specific releases. This torrent file includes the old Tiger-specific version and the Leopard bundles as well.

NOTE: all icons and related mods from British Library can now also be found here. (accurate as of 1 October 2014)

Icons of the Library
Third Edition

Samantha Wright
18 October, 2010
14 June 2011: Updated instructions on installation. See below.
30 January 2012: Updated download links. See above.

It's been two years since Library Icons 2nd Ed. came out. This is, of course, too long, but things came up as they so often do. This release includes 918 icons in three different formats (Windows, PNG, and OS X), supporting the maximum resolution of Windows (256×256) and Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 (512×512). The PNG release is also 512×512.

Usage

Mac OS X: I can't help troubleshoot installing the icons since the newest Mac I have runs 10.2. Essentially, however, you want to download the original release of Icons of the Library which was structured and divided up to make the replacement job easier on OS X 10.5 when it first came out. Things have changed a little since then, so it's safe to expect mismatches.

If replacing the resources inside of each app bundle is intimidating, OS X also has icon packagers. Good places to start for icon replacement tips are this article from Apple for general files, and this FAQ for special stuff like application and system icons.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and happy modding!

– Samantha Wright