You’ve read a lot about the macOS 26 interface this summer, but it’s not just menus and buttons that will be different on the Mac later this year. Apple is taking advantage of the Liquid Glass introduction to bring some new icon designs to the Mac as well to help give macOS a fresh look. You might have seen some of them on social media posts, but for many users, the differences will be jarring.
If you’re the type who primarily makes graphical identifications while looking around on your Mac, some of the icons may throw you off because Apple made a drastic change. Other icons will be instantly recognizable–you may not even notice a difference unless to pause a take a close look. In many cases, the icons are simpler and have less character than they did before.
Here are 21 examples of Apple apps that have new icons. In all of the images below, the icon on the left is from macOS Sequoia and the icon on the right is from the macOS Tahoe beta.
Finder
Apple
Audio MIDI Setup
Apple
Automator
Automator: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Calendar
Calendar: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Chess
Chess: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Clock
Clock: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Contacts
Contacts: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Digital Color Meter
Digital Color Meter: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Disk Utility
Disk Utility: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Font Book
Font Book: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
iPhone Mirroring
Apple
Macintosh HD
Macintosh HD: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Migration Assistant
Migration Assistant: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Photo Booth
Photo Booth: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Preview
Apple
Screen Sharing
Screen Sharing: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Screenshot
Screenshot: macOS Sequoia (left) and macOS Tahoe (right).
Apple
Stickies
Apple
Terminal
Apple
Text Edit
Apple
Time Machine
Apple