# elrumo/macOS_Big_Sur_icons_replacements

Replacement icons for popular apps in the style of macOS Big Sur

Repository: https://github.com/elrumo/macOS_Big_Sur_icons_replacements
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macos_big_sur_icons_replacements
Homepage: https://macosicons.com
Language: CSS
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: hacktoberfest, replacements-icons, macos-big-sur, icons, macos, hacktoberfest2020
Last push: 2026-02-17T17:56:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 68, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2246, "days_push": 197, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4316, forks 224 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:41.855174+00:00)

## What it is
A community collection of replacement app icons styled after macOS Big Sur, browsable at macOSicons.com with 30,000+ free icons. Users download .icns files and swap them into apps via Finder's Get Info window.

## Use cases
- find a big sur style icon for an app
- replace mac app icons with custom ones
- download icns icons for macos apps
- contribute new app icon designs
- customize my mac dock appearance

## When to choose
- you want to restyle macOS app icons to the Big Sur aesthetic
- you need a specific app icon in .icns format
- you want to contribute icon designs using provided templates

## When to avoid
- you need icons for Windows or Linux
- you want programmatic icon generation rather than curated assets

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, web-design, media
- platform: -
- tags: icons, macos-big-sur, icon-replacement, design-assets, icns, macos

## Member repositories
- elrumo/macOS_Big_Sur_icons_replacements (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.855174+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:21:45.766177+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/elrumo/macOS_Big_Sur_icons_replacements (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.855174+00:00, sha a1460c741840)
  - homepage: https://macosicons.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:49.501374+00:00, sha a5991b06edab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.