WWDC25: macOS Tahoe Breaks Decades of Finder History
a year ago
- #macOS
- #Finder
- #UI Design
- The Finder icon in macOS Tahoe has been reversed compared to previous versions.
- Historically, the Finder icon has had the dark side on the left since at least System 7.5.3 in 1996.
- The icon design evolved through Mac OS 8, Mac OS X Public Beta, OS X Panther, and OS X Lion.
- The current design was introduced with OS X Yosemite in 2014 and tweaked for macOS Big Sur in 2020.
- The author argues that the reversed icon in macOS Tahoe breaks a long-standing tradition.
- The author suggests the current Big Sur icon fits well with the new Liquid Glass UI and has filed feedback with Apple (FB17840162).